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Washington County commissioners authorize settlement in hospital bankruptcy litigation
Summary
After a closed session on May 17, the Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the county attorney to settle pending hospital bankruptcy litigation; details were handled in closed session and were not disclosed in open session.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted May 17 to authorize the county attorney to settle pending hospital bankruptcy litigation after returning to open session.
Commissioner Ann C. Keyes made the motion upon return to open session at 7:50 PM; Commissioner Carol V. Phelps seconded. Chair William R. "Bill" Sexton conducted a roll-call vote: Phelps, Johnson, Keyes and Sexton voted yea and the motion carried unanimously.
The board had first moved into closed session under NCGS §143-318.11(a)(3) (attorney–client privilege) and §143-318.11(a)(6) (personnel). The transcript records the board's authorization to settle when it reconvened in open session; the content and terms of the settlement were discussed in closed session and were not disclosed in the public portion of the meeting.
The authorization does not itself specify settlement terms or monetary amounts. The board took the vote to permit the County Attorney to resolve the pending bankruptcy matter on behalf of the county.
