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Monrovia council approves consent calendar and directs staff to opt into proposed opioid settlements
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting, the Monrovia City Council approved its consent calendar and in closed session directed staff to opt in to proposed settlements in a class-action litigation involving opioid providers.
The Monrovia City Council on Sept. 2 approved the consent calendar and, following a closed-session discussion, directed staff to opt in to proposed settlements in class-action litigation against opioid providers.
A motion to approve the consent calendar (items CC1 through CC10) was made by Council Member Jimenez and seconded by Council Member Spicer; the motion passed (vote tally not specified on the record). The council also convened in closed session earlier in the meeting; City Attorney Craig Steele reported that two items were discussed as posted on the agenda. For the closed-session item involving settlement discussions and multiple pieces of litigation related to a class-action lawsuit against opioid providers, Steele said the council “directed staff to opt in to the proposed settlements.” The report said there was no reportable action for the other closed-session item.
The council's directive to opt in to the proposed opioid settlements was recorded as a closed-session instruction to staff; the meeting transcript does not record a public roll-call vote for that closed-session directive. No ordinance related to the litigation was introduced, and the direction was described as an instruction to staff to proceed with opting into the settlements.
Other agenda items on the consent calendar were approved as part of the combined motion; the meeting did not record individual roll-call tallies for each consent item in the public portion of the transcript. The council adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
