Commissioners waive potential conflict of interest in litigation involving Board of Health representation

The Lorain County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 4 to waive a potential conflict of interest involving the law firm (read into the record) that represents the commissioners on some issues while also being involved in litigation with the Lorain County Board of Health.

Teresa read a resolution explaining the matter: the law firm represents the Board of Commissioners in unrelated matters and the Board of Health is an independent entity with its own funding; the prosecution's office requested a waiver ahead of a hearing in that case. Commissioners discussed the request and approved the waiver by recorded ayes.

The resolution clarifies that the commissioners' legal relationship with the firm does not present a conflict requiring disqualification in the specific case identified (Lorain County Board of Health v. James William Craig, case number 25 CV 215939), per the language read into the record.