Freestone County will receive an estimated $50,000 from the settlement of Texas’ opioid litigation.
Commissioners voted to execute an order regarding settlement offers at their March 2 meeting.
Texas, along with a coalition of states and subdivisions, reached final agreements with six companies to resolve legal claims for their role in the opioid crisis. Funding will be distributed to states according to the allocation agreement reached among the Attorneys General.
The funding must be used to support any of a wide variety of strategies to fight the opioid crisis, according to the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
“We made an agreement with a law firm to pursue that and we actually are going to get some money,” County Judge Linda Grant said.
Commissioners reviewed the results of the March 1 primary election, to be canvassed at a later date.
“The voting process was very smooth,” said Renee McBay, Elections Administrator. “We got a lot of good results from the equipment and how it was run.”
Renewal of an agreement between ACA Reporting & Tracking Service was approved. According to County Treasurer Jeannie Keeney, the action is required under the Affordable Care Reporting Act, which is handled by the Texas Association of Counties, of which the county is a member.
Also approved were budget transfers, amendments, payment of bills, payroll, employee bonds, and reports from county departments. No action was taken on the burn ban, which remains in effect.
The court tabled consideration of two service agreements and transfer of property.
