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Council unanimously authorizes debt recovery, liability review and outside counsel after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session, the council approved a motion (mover identified as Stevens) directing the town attorney to pursue debt recovery from Worthington and Tenderton Fire District, conduct a liability review and engage outside utility-law firms; the motion passed unanimously.
After returning from executive session, the council approved a formal motion authorizing the town attorney to pursue several legal and administrative steps related to outstanding utility matters.
The motion (recorded in the meeting as moved by "Stevens") directed three primary actions: 1) initiate debt-recovery legal action against Worthington and Tenderton Fire District to recover historical nonpayments and outstanding charges; 2) engage counsel to perform a liability review to assess potential personal-liability settlements arising from system changes and water-storm modifications; and 3) select and direct outside law firms experienced in utility law to represent the commission in these matters. A member of the council read the motion aloud and the chair seconded it. The chair called a vote and the motion passed unanimously.
A council member characterized the motion as the outcome of the executive-session discussion and specified that the town attorney would be authorized to act accordingly. No dissenting votes were recorded and no additional public details about targets or dollar amounts were provided in open session.
