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Commissioners hold executive sessions on litigation and personnel; return with no action

Hancock County Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

The Hancock County Commissioners entered two executive sessions—first at 10:00 a.m. on threatened litigation, and later at 11:49 a.m. on employment-discipline and pending litigation; both sessions ended with no action taken.

At 10:00 a.m. the board voted to enter executive session regarding threatened litigation; roll call recorded yes votes from Commissioners William Bateson, Timothy Bechtol and Jeffrey Hunker. The board returned at 10:17 a.m. and recorded no action was taken.

Later, at 11:49 a.m., the board entered executive session at the request of Randall L. Galbraith (employment—discipline) and Phil Johnson (pending litigation). The session ended at 12:09 p.m. and minutes state that no action was taken after the session.