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Board authorizes county attorney to execute opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers
Summary
Following an executive session, the Hancock County Board of Supervisors authorized the county attorney to execute documents necessary to settle opioid litigation with secondary manufacturers; the motion passed unanimously.
After a closed executive session covering land acquisition and pending litigation, the Hancock County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize the county attorney to execute documents necessary to settle opioid litigation with secondary manufacturers.
A county official presented the motion to permit the county attorney to complete settlement documents. The board took the motion, seconded and approved it 5–0.
No settlement amount or detailed terms were disclosed in open session; the board recorded only that it had authorized execution of documents. Attorney Khalil Smith was present during the executive-session discussion and the chair reported action taken on return to open session.
