FLINT, MI — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the potential of at-home water delivery in Flint.

But leaders at a special city council meeting weren’t offering any details on what the settlement will ultimately mean for residents.

City council members voted 8-0 March 23 to accept a settlement after U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson in December 2016 appointed Paul Monicatti a “settlement master” at the request of an attorney for Gov. Rick Snyder.

Kerry Nelson, Flint City Council president, declined comment on the settlement details but said a court hearing is expected to take place soon after the Receivership Transition Advisory Board meets to vote on the settlement.

Councilman Scott Kincaid pointed out “this resolution has no financial impact to the city of Flint. The mediated agreement costs the taxpayers of the city of Flint nothing.”

Councilwoman Jackie Poplar was absent for the vote.

Eugene Driker, Snyder’s attorney, wrote to Lawson in December after the lawsuit was filed by several parties, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Concerned Pastors For Social Action, Natural Resources Defense Council and city residents.

“We believe that could well be a fruitful path to resolving the important and complex issues in this case,” Driker’s letter to Lawson says. “A representative from the executive office of the governor fully familiar with the Flint situation would participate in such a process in a good-faith effort to bring this case to a just and equitable conclusion.”

The lawsuit has already resulted in an injunction that requires door-to-door delivery of bottled water in Flint, but attorneys for the state have said Michigan doesn’t have the resources to begin door-to-door water delivery here.

Monicatti was given the authority to schedule settlement discussions, to decide who participates and choose where and how the discussions occur.

“The governor believes that mediation is the best way forward in this case and looks forward to quick resolution,” said Anna Heaton, press secretary for Snyder, in a previous email to MLive-The Flint Journal.

Heaton has said all parties involved in the lawsuit have been prohibited by Lawson from discussing the subjects of mediation.

Resources were available from the state to begin mailing Flint residents clear and current information about the lead contamination of their water supply starting in early January 2017.

Local, state and federal officials have said the city’s water is showing lower levels of lead, but they continue to advise against drinking it unfiltered.

The state agreed in February to provide water filters and replacement cartridges for three more years as lead-tainted pipes are replaced with millions of dollars in state and federal fund, but water credits for residents were discontinued.