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Ben Hill County authorizes participation in new opioid settlements

Ben Hill County Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The commission authorized the county to execute anticipated participation forms for new opioid settlements and directed the chairman and CFO to sign the documents; the motion passed unanimously.

The Ben Hill County Commissioners voted March 7 to approve participation in the anticipated New Opioid Settlements and authorized Chairman Steve Taylor and Chief Financial Officer Darlow Maxwell to execute the anticipated Memorandum of Understanding and participation forms.

Vice-Chair Hope Harmon made the motion to approve the anticipated Memorandum of Understanding and to authorize the signatures; Commissioner John Mooney seconded. The motion passed with all five commissioners recorded as voting in favor.

The minutes record the authorization but do not include the text of the Memorandum of Understanding or state the expected settlement amount for the county; no further procedural deadlines or reporting requirements are recorded in the minutes.