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Commissioners approve participation in Purdue Pharma/Sackler family settlement
Summary
Haywood County approved a resolution authorizing participation in Purdue Pharma/Sackler family opioid settlements and granting authority to sign required documents; county staff said the authorization is required by the council representing states and counties.
A staff member summarized a proposed resolution allowing Haywood County to participate in the Purdue Pharma and Sackler family opioid settlement program and to authorize county signature authority on related documents. "So if if you approve this resolution, we can participate in the settlements and this author also gives me authority to sign all the documents necessary," the staff member said during the Aug. 4 meeting.
After brief comments noting the county association's involvement in the review, the board moved and seconded the item and approved the resolution by voice vote. The meeting transcript records a unanimous voice vote; individual roll‑call votes were not recorded in the transcript.
