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Westfield votes to join Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement paperwork to secure potential opioid‑abatement funds
Summary
Council approved participating in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement process after staff said Indiana municipalities must vote to receive any local share; expected funds for the state were cited but the city—s share is not yet known.
The City of Westfield approved a motion to participate in paperwork associated with the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement so the city can receive any municipal distribution if it becomes available.
A staff presenter described the action as related to nationwide opioid litigation and the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and said the settlement is expected to generate about $8,000,000 in abatement funding for Indiana generally; the presenter emphasized the city does not yet know what portion, if any, the city will ultimately receive. "This is expected to generate about 8,000,000 in abatement funding, but we don't know any specific amounts for our state or our city at this time," the presenter said.
Staff said outside counsel advised that, unlike some prior statewide settlements, Indiana municipalities must vote to join in order to receive funds from this particular bankruptcy settlement. The city council had previously voted to move forward at an earlier meeting; the board approved the requested action at this meeting so the city could return signed paperwork to participate and potentially receive distributions once allocations are determined.
Council members and staff framed the action as an administrative step to preserve the city's ability to receive future funds and add them to existing opioid‑abatement resources. No dollar allocations to Westfield were identified at the meeting; staff said payments, if any, would arrive over multiple years.
