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Bristow authority authorizes confidential talks on ARPA grant and potential claims involving Carrus Lakeside
Summary
Trustees voted to enter executive session to discuss potential claims tied to the ARPA grant and possible reimbursement actions involving the Oklahoma State Department of Health and Carrus Lakeside Hospital, LLC; the authority later authorized its attorney to proceed with communications on those matters.
The Bristow Hospital Authority voted May 19 to enter an executive session to discuss confidential legal matters involving potential claims by the Oklahoma State Department of Health related to the ARPA grant and reimbursement of hospital construction and administration expenses, and potential claims by Carrus Lakeside Hospital, LLC. The motion to enter executive session was moved by Trustee Jeff Roberts and seconded by Trustee Kevin Deshazo; the roll-call vote was Church Aye, Deshazo Aye, Green Aye, Groom Aye, Johns No, Roberts Aye and Witty Aye, and the motion passed. The authority cited 25 O.S. §307(B)(4) as the statutory basis for the closed-session discussion of legal matters.
After reconvening, the authority unanimously authorized its attorney to "move forward on the items discussed" in executive session and to communicate with representatives of the Oklahoma State Department of Health and Carrus Lakeside Hospital, LLC. The authorization was moved by Judd Johns, seconded by Jeff Roberts, and approved by roll call. The minutes record the scope of the executive-session topic as claims related to ARPA funds, hospital expenditures, licensure, and related issues, and note the potential for litigation and declaratory-judgment actions depending on the outcomes of scheduled meetings with the Department of Health.
