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Council members completed a roll call after the motion. The roll call was recorded as: Dana Miller — yes; Larry Church — yes; Scott Rossman — yes; Chris Hansen — yes; Jolene DeSeth — yes; Jeff Nance — yes; John Kramer — yes. The meeting record notes the motion passed.

The council later discussed whether an additional executive session was needed; council members indicated there was no need to hold a separate executive session solely for this item while the city remained in its regular session. The transcript does not specify the precise limitations the council placed on the negotiations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting Sept 9th 2025 - follow up","oneSentenceSummary","Seminole City Council authorized a staff member named Steve to enter negotiations with the rural water district subject to limits set by the council; the motion passed by unanimous roll call.","taxTitle","Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma","taxId",70709,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474051,"Seminole approves contingency-fee contract to pursue opt-out claim in 3M/DuPont PFAS litigation",41,334000,375000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742677-099a8df86491f6f33a32ff03e095b55f&start=334&end=375","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742677-099a8df86491f6f33a32ff03e095b55f/thumbnail_334000.jpg","/articles/6474051/Seminole/Seminole-County/Oklahoma/Seminole-approves-contingency-fee-contract-to-pursue-opt-out-claim-in-3MDuPont-PFAS-litigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474051-3e4a5eec88ae7c0d5ec50ce9ce73d3d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122588&Signature=Qv5-GdcZj-NGUDSj-g5JW4RKhRwXYVlDW5QjXNiM80YXZU3by3Cq8FPpM2ZbrIK8DIBbAMsQKGskuiP4t86RCCPppwmrdUY2WXP9NYJXU9rnN-lhCsvHPjIu13Wh3SFyzVJjcDO8WhrpFwfY8kwKw4FTmjB70niOhKNFOt2NbF2q-aAQRGK0eOg4-ftlPnbTbEFrsHOOxGaqgdt~~IASfdDp3vg-3OATV9x4tODFif-2769eUJXXfyKqt~X-ildfcJTHmUtibkKYd-HjzyNi6QjJ39~YZorVpyFRCc~QKT9PLVHWQcyJSD5H9frWjH9Z~0XUScb1IrCMpFYyqPOgcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seminole City Council approved a contingency-fee contract that allows the city to participate as an opt-out claimant in the national PFAS litigation involving 3M and DuPont. Council members voted unanimously to approve the contract.

The contract, described at the meeting as a contingency-fee agreement, specifies that no attorney fees will be paid unless the city’s claim is successful. The item was presented to the council as a contract for legal services to participate as an opt-out claimant in the national settlement with 3M and DuPont PFAS litigation.

During the meeting the council called for a roll call vote. The roll call was recorded as: Dana Miller — yes; Larry Church — yes; Scott Rossman — yes; Chris Hansen — yes; Jolene DeSeth — yes; Jeff Nance — yes; John Kramer — yes. The motion passed.

The meeting record does not include the contract’s contingency fee percentage, the name of the contracting law firm, or a dollar cap; those details were not specified in the transcript and must be obtained from the contract document or city clerk’s office.","The City of Seminole voted to approve a contingency-fee contract enabling it to act as an opt-out claimant in the national PFAS litigation involving 3M and DuPont; attorneys would be paid only if the city’s claim is successful.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":79,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474053,"Seminole council approves resolution to join Purdue bankruptcy and related opioid settlements",182,152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5742677-099a8df86491f6f33a32ff03e095b55f&start=152&end=334","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5742677-099a8df86491f6f33a32ff03e095b55f/thumbnail_152000.jpg","/articles/6474053/Seminole/Seminole-County/Oklahoma/Seminole-council-approves-resolution-to-join-Purdue-bankruptcy-and-related-opioid-settlements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474053-f8e84e9a6f88bb79ed321f4c5602b6a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122588&Signature=m5VUgcmOXScLm0DNQUqJ7zsEHmUhXj5JCWS0UskBv1H1uBzjZTq8up8B2mmbbb~ABRRHDZNDFNEIXU7fNhKPDaV-5o~RtSuzKwxjZkQpP9v4jtb4UjCreXfnTaWFfg1Ou1xLcx7LN3K3jCEl40JLmj7UusRzfXmNOSER5m6DW~IjALqeZfsBw8DVgwng0C7jhlsK9Skt0UpR-bL~4sIRIGU88zWz1O7G5gfIluYoDxHFJHPDqBJLLlvfvUq~alOJa4opQxxcdmUe1UgL2MsU8JKEPgEgskd-uFqTtFWYLpNmRCAHPJ5Tb5IhM4wMUYG2XWZtBUnz-~u4D76Vrb4YTQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Seminole City Council on June 17, 2025, approved Resolution No. 2025-09 authorizing the city to accept the thirteenth amended joint Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for Purdue and to participate in several opioid settlement agreements, and authorized the mayor or the mayor’s designee to execute subdivision participation forms for the city.

The resolution, read into the record at the meeting, directs the city’s legal counsel to vote to accept the Purdue plan via master ballot or otherwise, approves participation in the governmental entities settlement agreement (GESA) dated June 17, 2025, and authorizes execution of the Purdue State Subdivision Agreement as it pertains to the plan and the GESA. It also approves participation in settlements with a list of manufacturers and distributors named in the resolution.

Council members noted a drafting error in the resolution that referred to “ADA” rather than the City of Seminole. A council member moved approval pending modification to change the reference from ADA to Seminole; a second was given and the council then voted to approve the resolution as modified. The roll call vote was recorded as: Dana Miller — yes; Larry Church — yes; Scott Rossman — yes; Chris Hansen — yes; Jolene DeSeth — yes; Jeff Nance — yes; John Kramer — yes. The motion passed unanimously.

During discussion before the formal motion, a council member said the settlement participation “is about the opioid settlement” and added, “you guys know it’s not gonna cost us anything to get into.” That remark was made during the council’s consideration of the item and attributed by the clerk to a council member in the meeting record.

The resolution text on the record lists participation in the Purdue plan (case number transcribed as Nineteen-twenty3649 pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York), the GESA dated June 17, 2025, and state subdivision agreements and manufacturer settlement agreements as they pertain to the city’s participation. The resolution names multiple manufacturers and distributors as parties to settlement agreements (names transcribed in the meeting record). The council instructed its legal counsel to act on the city’s behalf consistent with the approved resolution.

The council did not specify a timetable for execution of the subdivision participation forms at the meeting; the action authorizes the mayor or the mayor’s designee to sign those documents on the city’s behalf.","The Seminole City Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. 2025-09 to accept Purdue’s amended Chapter 11 plan and to participate in state and manufacturer opioid settlement agreements, correcting an internal reference from “ADA” to “Seminole.”","actionData","errors"]

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