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Council votes to participate in Purdue Pharma settlement administration
Summary
City attorney advised that participating in the Purdue Pharma settlement requires city approval to receive funds; council authorized participation and mayoral signature on documents.
The city attorney briefed council on the national bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma (OxyContin) and said the State of Florida will administer the settlement distribution to participating local governments. The city attorney said if the city does not authorize participation it will not be eligible to receive settlement funds; if it authorizes participation the state will handle administration. Council voted to participate and authorized the mayor to sign the required documents. Council members discussed that larger pots of settlement money and associated initiatives are often administered at the county level, but supported city participation to preserve eligibility for any local distribution.
