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Demorest authorizes mayor and city manager to execute opioid settlement documents
Summary
The Demorest City Council authorized Mayor Jerry Harkness and the city manager to sign opioid settlement documents described in meeting materials as identical to the previously adopted Purdue settlement; the submission deadline is Oct. 8. The motion passed unanimously (4-0).
The Demorest City Council voted Sept. 18 to allow Mayor Jerry Harkness and City Manager Mark Musselwhite to execute an opioid settlement document included in the meeting materials.
Meeting materials described the document as similar or identical to the Purdue opioid settlement the council adopted previously and noted a submission deadline of Oct. 8. The record presented these facts without further detail about settlement terms or projected funds to the city.
Councilman Donnie Bennett moved to allow the mayor and city manager to sign the presented document; Councilman Jimmy Davis seconded. The motion passed unanimously, recorded as 4-0.
The meeting record does not include specific settlement figures, participating defendants beyond the characterization of “secondary producers,” or how any funds would be allocated. The council also entered executive session later in the meeting to discuss personnel, real estate and potential litigation and reconvened before adjourning.
