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Council authorizes administrative signoff for incoming opioid settlement agreements; directs continued program use
Summary
Reno approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute future opioid‑related settlement agreements on behalf of the city, allowing administrative handling of smaller settlements and continuing use of settlement money for abatement programming.
The Reno City Council on Aug. 27 voted to authorize the mayor to sign future opioid‑litigation settlement agreements where the city is a party, a step staff said will streamline processing as new settlements come in.
City Attorney staff explained that the state attorney general’s office has organized Nevada jurisdictions under a single‑state approach to opioid litigation and that more defendants (distributors and retailers) were entering the settlement pipeline. The resolution gives the mayor the authority…
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