The Sebastian City Council authorized city officials to execute documents related to national opioid litigation settlements covering distributors and retailers.

The city attorney briefed councilors on the settlements and said staff worked with the Florida Attorney General's office to assemble a comprehensive packet to streamline execution. The agenda item authorizes the current mayor and future mayor to execute any needed documents so the matter would not need to return to council for each signature.

The council approved the authorization on a recorded roll call, with yes votes recorded from Mayor McPartland, Vice Mayor Jones, Council member Dye and Council member Nunn. The item encompasses distributor and retailer settlements; the mayor and subsequent mayor are authorized to sign suit-related documents without further council action.

Staff said the matter had been discussed previously with a former city manager in January 2023 and again in August; the current package incorporates work with the state attorney general to cover national distributor and retailer settlements.