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Riverton opts into Purdue and manufacturer opioid settlements; city administrator authorized to sign
Summary
Riverton’s council voted to opt into newly announced Purdue Pharma and secondary manufacturer opioid settlements and delegated signatory authority to the city administrator. Staff estimated potential future receipts and outlined permitted uses under state subdivision agreements.
Riverton City Council voted Sept. 2 to opt into two new national opioid settlements — the Purdue Pharma direct settlement and a secondary manufacturer settlement — and authorized the city administrator to sign the required subdivision opt-in documents.
City staff reviewed the background: Riverton previously opted into 2021 and 2022 national opioid settlements under the state subdivision memorandum of agreement (1YO and 1YO2) and has already received settlement payments totaling $246,312.62 to date. Staff said additional scheduled payments will bring roughly $440,000 over time under prior settlements and that participation in the Purdue and manufacturer settlements would make the city eligible for further long-term payments.
Staff provided rough estimates (not guaranteed) of possible additional receipts: local staff estimated a maximum of about $80,000 from the Purdue settlement over a multi-decade payout schedule (payments through 2041 under the proposed timetable) and a small estimated amount from the manufacturer settlement (roughly $19,000 maximum in the city’s extrapolation), with final amounts contingent on national participation and settlement mechanics.
Lieutenant Wharton of the Riverton Police Department told the council that the Wyoming opt-in agreements allow participating local governments broader eligible uses for abatement funds, including law enforcement and first-responder items; by contrast, subdivisions that did not opt into the state-level agreements may face narrower federal-MOA restrictions. Council approved both opt-ins and delegated signature authority to the city administrator by unanimous voice votes.
