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Marathon County committee approves joining Sandoz opioid settlement and backs delegating future signings to corporation counsel
Summary
The Marathon County executive committee authorized corporation counsel to complete a Sandoz settlement participation form so the county can share in opioid settlement proceeds and voted to forward a resolution delegating future settlement-signing authority to a named county official.
The Marathon County executive committee authorized corporation counsel to complete a participation form for the Sandoz opioid settlement and voted to forward a resolution delegating authority to sign future opioid settlement participation forms to a designated county official.
The action matters because joining the Sandoz settlement would let the county receive a portion of the settlement funds earmarked for addressing harms from the opioid epidemic; committee members also agreed to send a resolution to the full county board that would allow a specified official to sign similar participation forms in the future.
At the meeting, a county attorney appearing remotely explained the…
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