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Dalton authorizes participation in new opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers
Summary
The council authorized the city to opt into a national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers approved by the Georgia attorney general, allowing the city to receive settlement funds for local mitigation programs.
Dalton’s mayor and council voted Monday to participate in a recently announced national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers, authorizing city staff to execute documents required to opt in.
City Administrator Andrew Parker told council the settlement would be the fifth national settlement the city has entered. He said the state attorney general has approved Georgia’s participation in the agreement with the listed secondary manufacturers and that the city’s participation would make settlement funds available locally to mitigate the effects of opioid abuse.
Parker noted the city has worked with several community nonprofits to provide services addressing opioid impacts and said the resolution authorizes the city administrator and the chief financial officer to execute any required documents to opt into the settlement. The council approved the resolution by voice vote.
The meeting did not list the secondary manufacturers by name in the transcript; the agenda display noted the manufacturers on screen. Parker said funds would be used for local mitigation efforts but did not specify an exact spending plan at the meeting.
