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County authorizes bond-related hospital agreement and hires counsel for potential PFAS litigation

Paulding County Board of Commissioners · April 15, 2026

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Summary

Paulding County approved a supplemental agreement with the Paulding County Hospital Authority tied to a 2026 bond issuance and authorized outside counsel (Arnold & Itkin LLP) to investigate potential PFAS litigation related to county landfills.

During new business on April 14, Paulding County commissioners approved a resolution (20-26-15) authorizing a supplemental agreement between the Paulding County Hospital Authority and Paulding County that ratifies the intergovernmental contract associated with revenue anticipation certificates and completes documents tied to a 2026 bond issue intended to support indigent medical care.

Separately, the board authorized the chairman to execute an attorney engagement agreement with Arnold & Itkin LLP regarding potential PFAS litigation related to county landfills. County staff presented the attorney engagement as an authorization to pursue legal options connected to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at landfill sites. The board approved the engagement by motion; no litigation specifics, fee structure or retainer amount were read into the record during the meeting.

Commissioners recorded the motions for both items and approved them by voice vote. The resolutions and engagement agreement instruct county staff and the county attorney to complete required documents and return with necessary contract signatures and implementing paperwork.

The resolutions and the attorney engagement provide the county a formal authority to proceed with bond-closing documents for the hospital authority and to retain outside counsel to investigate and potentially pursue litigation regarding PFAS at county landfill sites. Further details on legal strategy, budgets or schedules were not provided during the meeting.