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Burke County commissioners authorize county manager to sign opioid settlement documents to access additional funds
Summary
The Burke County Board of Commissioners authorized the county manager to sign agreements to join supplemental opioid manufacturer settlements and Purdue Pharma bankruptcy payouts, enabling the county to access additional abatement funds projected to raise total opioid-related receipts to roughly $28.2 million over 18 years.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2 authorized the county manager to sign onto supplemental opioid manufacturer settlement agreements and documents tied to the Purdue Pharma Chapter 11 plan so the county may access additional opioid abatement funds.
The authorization follows an update from Dr. Katie Samuels, who briefed commissioners on the settlement framework. Samuels said Burke County earlier joined an MOA that distributed national manufacturer settlement funds, and later signed a first supplemental agreement that added several pharmacy and manufacturer defendants. She described a new supplemental agreement (SAF‑3)…
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