Moved 6,163.00 of county counsel fees onto settlement money

Six finance journal entries charged the settlement grant for legal fees of Bell, Shivas and Bell, the County Counsel firm. Journal 22517 for 2,052.00 on 09/12/2025, 22579 for 1,900.00 on 10/06/2025, 22667 for 266.00 on 11/12/2025, 22769 for 190.00 on 12/10/2025, 23216 for 1,306.50 on 06/22/2026 and 23321 for 448.50 on 08/05/2026 total 6,163.00. Each of the four memos produced asks Finance to charge the Opioid Settlement grant for legal fees paid to Bell and Shivas and states that the fees were originally paid from the current fund. The County Counsel line 011550-5100 shows a credit for each journal on the same date, in the same amount, under the same reference. Its appropriation stayed at 900,000.00 in 2025 and 2026. The County has paid the firm from that line since 2018 and never from a settlement account. The invoices bill review of Purdue and Sackler participation terms, settlement distributions and fund administrator rules. The 2,052.00 invoice includes a 57.00 entry for an insulin lawsuit. No abatement program is documented. The FY2026 report states the first five journals, 5,714.50, as its administrative expenses, all legal fees (p2).