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Claiborne County supervisors approve participation in Sandoz settlement, personnel moves and a Waste Pro contract extension
Summary
At an afternoon meeting, Claiborne County supervisors voted to join the Sandoz national opioid settlement, hire a temporary assistant to the administrator, direct the risk manager to report to the administrator, extend the Waste Pro contract to Sept. 30 and authorize EOC staff to coordinate with the city on a described situation.
Claiborne County supervisors returned to open session at 1:23 p.m. and approved a slate of procedural motions, including joining the Sandoz National opioid settlement and extending a Waste Pro contract through Sept. 30.
The meeting official who opened the session said the board had handled two items in executive session—one personnel matter and one litigation matter—but provided no further public detail. "We are now returning to open session," the official said as the meeting resumed.
During the open session, an unidentified speaker moved to "participate in the Sandoz National opioid settlement" and to authorize the chancellor clerk to execute related documents. The clerk recorded the motion as moved by Supervisor Hudson and seconded by Supervisor Dorsey; a voice vote was taken (members responded "Aye") and the motion carried. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the number of yes votes.
The board also approved hiring a temporary assistant to the administrator. That motion was likewise recorded as moved by Supervisor Hudson, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, and approved on a voice vote.
Another motion directed the county's risk manager to report to the administrator on day-to-day duties and responsibilities, including time and work schedule. That motion was made and seconded by the same supervisors and was approved by voice vote.
Board members approved an extension of the Waste Pro contract, "until September 30," described in the meeting as based on an emergency matter. The motion was moved by Supervisor Hudson, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, and carried on a voice vote. The meeting did not provide further detail on the nature of the emergency prompting the extension.
An additional motion authorized Mr. Ratcliffe, identified in the transcript as being with the EOC department, together with the county administrator, "to handle the situation with the city concerning the war," language quoted from the transcript. The movers and second were recorded as above and the motion carried. The phrasing in the record is unclear; the board did not elaborate on what "the war" refers to during the open session.
The meeting adjourned at 1:26 p.m. on a motion by Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Hudson.
Votes at a glance: The transcript records voice votes of "Aye" for each motion described above; no roll-call tallies or individual vote records appear in the public transcript.
