Saratoga Springs council accepts roughly $20,700 in opioid-settlement funds
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The City Council voted to accept approximately $20,700 in settlement proceeds from Target, the Yates settlement and Henry Schein following an executive-session discussion on opioid litigation.
The Saratoga Springs City Council voted to accept about $20,700 in opioid-settlement payments from Target, the Yates settlement and Henry Schein after convening in executive session on litigation.
Mayor Safford moved to add an agenda item to accept the settlements, the motion was seconded and the council voted in favor. A council member noted the timing was urgent and said the vote needed to occur at this meeting.
The motion to accept the settlements was presented and approved without recorded opposition or abstentions on the public record. Council members did not provide additional details in the open meeting about how the funds will be allocated.
The settlement acceptance was added to the agenda during the meeting and approved immediately after the executive-session discussion. No formal tally of individual roll-call votes was recorded in the transcript excerpt; the presiding officer called for ayes and announced the motion passed.
The council did not specify programmatic uses for the funds during the discussion captured in the transcript; follow-up reporting or future agenda items may present allocation details.