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Oscoda County board approves settlement in Thomas Fox lawsuit after closed session
Summary
After a closed session, the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the proposed settlement in Thomas Fox et al. v. Oscoda County et al. and authorized the chair to sign the related cost-share agreement; specific settlement terms were not disclosed in the meeting minutes.
The Oscoda County Board of Commissioners approved a settlement in Thomas Fox et al. v. Oscoda County et al. following a closed session on Aug. 12, 2025.
Commissioner Joe Breaugh moved to approve the proposed settlement agreement and the related cost-share agreement; Commissioner Tom McCauley seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the motion (Roll Call: Varner, yes; Breaugh, yes; Bondar, yes; McCauley, yes). Commissioner Ted Handrich had been excused earlier in the meeting.
The motion followed a closed session convened at 12:39 p.m. under the Open Meetings Act (1976 PA 267, MCL 15.268(e) Section 8.e). The board returned to open session at 1:11 p.m., and the settlement motion was placed on the record and approved. The board authorized Chair Charles E. Varner Jr. to sign the required documents on behalf of the county.
The meeting record does not state the dollar amount or other material terms of the settlement; those terms were described in the motion as "the proposed Thomas Fox, et al. v. Oscoda County et al. settlement agreement and the cost share agreement as discussed by the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners." No public discussion of the settlement terms occurred after the board returned to open session.
The approval closed the item for the board at the Aug. 12 meeting; no additional hearings or votes on this settlement are recorded in the minutes.
