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Committee authorizes opioid settlement and establishes workers'‑comp settlement fund
Summary
Following an executive session, the committee authorized the chair to sign an opioid settlement and approved creating a $300,000 workers'‑comp settlement line to permit negotiated settlements via the county attorney and third‑party administrator.
After an executive session on litigation and personnel matters, the Otsego County administration committee authorized the chair to sign a proposed opioid settlement and voted to set up a workers'‑compensation settlement line funded with $300,000.
The committee’s action authorizes the county attorney to consult with the treasury, budget office and the third‑party administrator to negotiate and pay workers'‑comp settlements from the new line. The motions were moved, seconded and approved by roll call during the meeting.
Why it matters: The opioid settlement authorization permits the county to accept terms negotiated on behalf of local governments; the workers'‑comp settlement line creates a dedicated mechanism for paying and resolving claims, which the county attorney and TPA will manage to reduce exposure and administrative delay.
What was approved: Committee members approved (1) authority for the chair to sign the opioid settlement with the named entities presented in executive session, (2) creation of a workers’‑comp settlement budget line and (3) transfer of $300,000 into that line and authorization for the county attorney to negotiate and execute settlement payments in consultation with treasury and the TPA.
What’s next: The county attorney will proceed with settlement paperwork and consult the treasury and TPA to implement negotiated settlements out of the new budget line.
