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Eddy County holds executive session on litigation and real property; commissioners certify no action taken

Eddy County Board of Commissioners · May 5, 2026
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Summary

The board met in executive session May 5 to discuss threatened or pending litigation (Opioid Settlement and ELEA) and disposal of central Eddy County real property, then reopened and stated no action was taken.

At 9:43 a.m. on May 5 the Eddy County Board of Commissioners moved into an executive session under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, Section 10-15-1(H)(7) and (8), to discuss threatened or pending litigation and real property matters.

Commissioner Philip Troost moved to enter executive session and Commissioner Ernest Carlson seconded; the motion passed 4-0. The session covered two litigation topics listed on the agenda (Opioid Settlement and "ELEA") and a real property item described as disposal of real property in central Eddy County.

The board reopened at 10:17 a.m.; Carlson moved and Troost seconded a motion to close the executive session and certify that only the authorized topics were discussed. Commissioners then stated that no action was taken on threatened or pending litigation and no action was taken on real property.

The certification and recorded vote (4-0) appear in the meeting minutes. No additional public details of the executive-session discussion were disclosed at the meeting.