LeFlore County commissioners to meet 8-25-2025

LeFlore County commissioners to meet in a regular business meeting 9 a.m. Monday in the office of the board of county commissioners in the courthouse in Poteau.

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AGENDA:

1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S).

3. PURCHASE ORDERS/PAYROLL (SEE ATTACHED LIST TO BE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT).
4. MONTHLY FEE REPORTS.
5. TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS.
6. BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS.
7. NEW BUSINESS.
8. CONTRACT LABOR/SERVICE AGREEMENTS/ANNUAL CONTRACTS.
9. BURN BAN.
10. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE RESOLUTION ALLOWING COUNTY TREASURER TO REINVEST SURPLUS OF COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FUNDS FOR SEPTEMBER, 2025.
11. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE NOTICE OF CONTRACT TERMINATION AND RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE LEFLORE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND CINTAS FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) DUE TO NON- APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026.
12. REVIEW AND POSSIBLY APPROVE FEE- FOR- SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE OF RECOVERY RESOURCES (OKARR) AND LEFLORE COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING OPIOID SETTLEMENT- FUNDED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT ADVANCE RECOVERY HOUSING, RECOVERY SUPPORT, PREVENTION, DIVERSION, AND RELATED OBJECTIVES.
13. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE RESOLUTION REGARDING RECEIVING OFFICER CHANGES AS FOLLOWS:
    • REMOVE NIKKI DUNCAN AND APPOINT SHADD STOVER AS RECEIVING OFFICER FOR:

• LEFLORE COUNTY ADVOCACY GRANT (ADVO) ACCOUNT
• ALL COUNTY CLERK/ EXCISE ACCOUNTS
• CHARITY ACCOUNT
• ALL GENERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
• JAIL BOND ACCOUNT
• LEFLORE COUNTY PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITY ACCOUNT
• ALL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) ACCOUNTS
• OPIOID/ JUUL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT
• ALL 2025 REAP GRANT ACCOUNTS
• REMOVE NIKKI DUNCAN AND APPOINT JAMIE GONZALEZ AS RECEIVING OFFICER FOR:
• ALL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FLOOD PLAIN, FEMA AND LEPC ACCOUNTS
• REMOVE NIKKI DUNCAN AND APPOINT SARAH RIVERA AS RECEIVING OFFICER FOR:
• LEFLORE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY ACCOUNT
• LEFLORE COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACCOUNT
• COVID- 19 FUND

14. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE RESOLUTION REGARDING RE- APPOINTMENT OF JOE MODE AND BRADLEY DEDMON TO THE LEFLORE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BOARD AND SALES TAX SUPPORTED HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BOARD WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1, 2025.
15. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION PACKET AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR CHOCTAW DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AS SUBMITTED BY RURAL WATER DISTRICT #17, LEFLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.
16. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY APPROVE KEDDO REAP CLOSE OUT DOCUMENTS AND AFFIDAVIT CERTIFYING REAP COMPLETION REGARDING KEDDO REAP K9027-25.
17. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HOLD CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF LEFLORE, OKLAHOMA AND ITS COUNSEL CONCERNING THE SETTLING OF CERTAIN CLAIMS IN PENDING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEFLORE COUNTY V. PURDUE PHARMA LP., ET AL., CASE NO. 1:20-OP-45067-DAP, PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, AND RELATED LITIGATION), INCLUDING POTENTIAL RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST OPIOIDS MANUFACTURERS, ALVOGEN, AMNEAL, APOTEX, HIKMA, INDIVIOR, MYLAN, SANDOZ, SUN, AND ZYDUS AND TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE AUTHORIZATION TO SETTLE CLAIMS, THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH MAY SERIOUSLY IMPAIR THE LITIGATION IF KNOWN BY PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AS ALLOWED BY 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4).
18. VOTE TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
19. CONSIDER APPROVING VOTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROPOSED NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AGAINST OPIOIDS MANUFACTURERS, ALVOGEN, AMNEAL, APOTEX, HIKMA, INDIVIOR, MYLAN, SANDOZ, SUN, AND ZYDUS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE COURT’S JUNE 22, 2022 AND OCTOBER 7, 2022 ORDERS. (DOCKET NOS. 4380 AND 4670) DATED APRIL 04, 2025. INCLUDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 20250825-OP-01, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE THE SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION FORM FOR THE COUNTY OF LEFLORE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE OPIOIDS MANUFACTURERS SETTLEMENTS.
20. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO HOLD CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF LEFLORE, OKLAHOMA AND ITS COUNSEL CONCERNING THE SETTLING OF CERTAIN CLAIMS IN PENDING LITIGATION BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEFLORE COUNTY V. PURDUE PHARMA LP., ET AL., CASE NO. 1:20-OP-45067-DAP, PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, AND RELATED LITIGATION), INCLUDING POTENTIAL RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST PURDUE PHARMA LP AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND MEMBERS OF THE SACKLER FAMILY (THE SACKLERS), RELATED TO LAWSUITS AGAINST PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN PARTICIPANTS OF OPIOID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE AUTHORIZATION TO SETTLE CLAIMS, THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH MAY SERIOUSLY IMPAIR THE LITIGATION IF KNOWN BY PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AS ALLOWED BY 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4).
21. VOTE TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.
22. CONSIDER APPROVING VOTING TO ACCEPT THE THIRTEENTH AMENDED JOINT CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF PURDUE AND ITS AFFILIATED DEBTORS IN PARTICIPATION IN CASE NO. 19-23649 PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING ITS LEGAL COUNSEL VOTE TO ACCEPT THE PLAN VIA MASTER BALLOT OR OTHERWISE, AND APPROVING VOTING TO ACCEPT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (THE “GESA”) DATED JUNE 17, 2025, AND THE PURDUE STATE- SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE PLAN AND THE GESA, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20250825-OP-02, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE THE SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION FORM FOR THE COUNTY OF LEFLORE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE GESA.
23. ADJOURN.
    

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