Fiscal court unanimously opts into Phase Six of opioid settlement and approves consent agenda

The Hardin County Fiscal Court voted unanimously on April 14 to adopt Resolution 2026-049, authorizing the county to opt into Phase Six of opioid litigation settlements involving manufacturers and distributors. The resolution passed on roll call with all present members voting yes.

Judge Executive Keith Tall introduced the resolution as a county opt-in to receive settlement proceeds from a group of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. There was no substantive discussion recorded before the roll call; all court members present voted yes and the motion passed.

Nut graf: The court also approved a multi-item consent agenda that included claims and utility claims, a financial-transfer resolution, appointment of viewers for a proposed road closing (North Mill Street and Federal Street), a one-year extension for environmental oversight at the landfill (estimated at about $60,000), a five-year copier lease, a telecommunications entity name change affecting tax remittance, personnel items in EMS and E-911, surplus items for online auction, and a correction to effective dates for household hazardous waste collection services.

The consent agenda was moved and seconded and approved by roll call with unanimous yes votes. Several items noted that work will be performed in-house where possible, and that some projects require coordination with KYTC for alignment approvals.

Ending: The resolutions passed and were recorded in the meeting minutes; no further action was taken at the meeting on these items.