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Riverview to use opioid-settlement funds to buy 10 AEDs; council approves related consent items

5773284 · September 16, 2025
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The Riverview City Council authorized participation in the national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers and approved purchase of 10 automated external defibrillators using settlement funds; the consent agenda passed unanimously.

The Riverview City Council authorized the city’s participation in the national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers and approved the purchase of 10 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for placement around the city at a cost of $19,450, to be paid from opioid-settlement funds.

Representative Linting, who attended the meeting, spoke in support of the AED purchase and said the devices align with the spirit of opioid-settlement funding because overdoses can lead to cardiac arrest. “Chief Owens’ plan aligns directly with, you…

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