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Burnsville proclaims Overdose Awareness Week and approves joining two opioid settlements
Summary
The Burnsville City Council proclaimed Aug. 24–30 as Overdose and Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week and unanimously approved a resolution to participate in two additional national opioid settlements, directing staff to sign participation agreements before upcoming deadlines.
Burnsville Mayor Ialysm Coutts proclaimed Aug. 24–30, 2025, as Overdose and Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week and presented the proclamation to JJ Johnson of Dakota County Opioid Prevention Coordination. The City Council later approved a resolution that authorizes the city to participate in two newly announced national prescription-opioid settlements and to accept funds under Minnesota’s memorandum of agreement guiding allowable uses.
Why it matters: The combined steps — a public proclamation and formal participation in settlements — signal the city’s continuing use of settlement proceeds for overdose response, prevention and related emergency medical services. City staff said prior settlement funds already supported an EMS community risk-reduction pilot and that additional funds would expand those efforts.
Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer…
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