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Shelby County delegates settlement authority in Beaulieu litigation to county counsel and manager
Summary
After a confidential mediation in ongoing Beaulieu litigation, the commission delegated authority to the County Attorney and County Manager to negotiate and execute a settlement consistent with mediation terms and to authorize expenditures necessary to effectuate it.
The Shelby County Commission approved Resolution 2026-07-27-11 delegating authority to the County Attorney and counsel of record to negotiate a settlement in the multiple Beaulieu lawsuits and to the County Manager to execute any settlement consistent with the confidential mediation terms. The resolution notes mediation occurred under orders from U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala and involved terms agreed upon subject to commission approval.
County Attorney Butch Ellis stated on the record that the executive session request related to planned legal discussion and application of the Alabama Open Meetings Act. The motion to delegate settlement authority passed unanimously. No settlement amount or further negotiation details were disclosed in the public minutes.
