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City attorney seeks authorization to sign national opioid settlements; local share to flow to Polk County abatement plan
Summary
The city attorney asked commissioners to authorize signing settlement agreements with Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family and several secondary manufacturers; proceeds would be channeled to Polk County's opioid abatement plan and Winter Haven's local share will be a small percentage of the county allocation.
The city attorney asked the commission to authorize timely signature of two settlement packages in national litigation over opioid manufacturers and distributors, one with Purdue Pharma (deadline September 30) and a second group of settlements with several secondary manufacturers (deadline October 8).
The attorney explained the settlements provide national funds and that Winter Haven, like other municipalities in Polk County, would assign its share to Polk County’s opioid abatement plan under an interlocal agreement. “Polk County, the regional percentage that the…
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