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Board moves to accept $97 million distributor settlement; county share not specified
Summary
The county attorney told supervisors a $97 million settlement with six regional distributors was available and recommended acceptance; the board unanimously approved directing the attorney to sign the paperwork, though the county-level share was not disclosed in the meeting.
County Attorney provided a report on a proposed settlement with six regional distributors totaling $97,000,000, describing it as a one-time national payment to be dispersed among localities and recommending acceptance.
"The total of that is $97,000,000," the county attorney told the board, and he said counsel representing the county recommended acceptance and execution of settlement documents. The county attorney also said the county's share would follow established allocation formulas but that the specific local distribution amount was not known at the time of the meeting.
A supervisor moved and a second was recorded; the board voted unanimously to accept the settlement and to direct the county attorney to sign the necessary documents. Supervisors recorded the vote as unanimous in the transcript and did not request immediate detail on the county share, asking staff to follow up as necessary.
