SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Commission will discuss litigation strategy relating to allocation of costs to the Department of Juvenile Justice and secure juvenile detention during a March 1 executive session.
The session, closed to the public, is estimated to begin at approximately 9 a.m. in the Okaloosa County Administrative Building. It will last approximately 30 minutes.
Discussions will focus on settlement negotiations or strategy sessions related to litigation expenditures as to these litigation matters.
After the closed session, the board will reconvene in open session in the county commission meeting room to take action on this matter, if necessary.
County officials have been fighting the DJJ for reimbursement of the overcharges for housing youthful offenders from 2009 to 2013.
Commissioners plan to keep fighting for reimbursement of $3.1 million in overcharges.
The Okaloosa County Administrative Building is located at 1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Shalimar.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa commissioners to discuss litigation strategy in closed session (UPDATED)