Madison County officials approve $3 million settlement to fund jail opioid-withdrawal training

Mister Holliday, a committee member identified in the transcript, moved to approve a settlement of litigation pending in the U.S. Southern District of Illinois described in the transcript as "Smith versus Madison County" and alternatively as "Schmidt v Madison County." He said the settlement amount was $3,000,000 to provide training for jail officers on opioid and drug withdrawal and that the county's excess insurance carrier would contribute $1,400,000.

The chair seconded the motion, asked for discussion and, hearing none, conducted a roll-call vote. The chair recorded "Yes" votes from Mister Guy, Miss Dukliff and Miss Pace and announced that the motion carried.

The settlement was introduced on the agenda as a resolution describing the settlement of the litigation. The transcript identifies the forum as the U.S. Southern District of Illinois; the transcript uses two variant spellings of the case name ("Schmidt v Madison County" and "Smith v Madison County").

The meeting record in the transcript does not provide additional detail on the settlement terms beyond the amounts and the stated use for training, nor does it specify implementation steps, the effective date of the settlement, or whether the settlement requires further approvals. After the vote, the chair asked for any unfinished or new business, heard none, and the meeting was adjourned.