County staff recommend considering Purdue settlement; participation could add roughly $664,000
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Summary
Assistant county attorney Nathan Peters told supervisors that signing onto a proposed Purdue settlement could result in roughly $664,000 in payments to Johnson County across 16 installments if incentive conditions are met; the board agreed to take formal action the next day and to follow existing MOU reporting rules for opioid remediation funds.
Assistant County Attorney Nathan Peters briefed the Board of Supervisors on an option to participate in a Purdue-related opioid settlement during the Aug. 20 work session. Peters said the settlement plan proposes payments to eligible governments in up to 16 installments and estimated, using preliminary calculations and incentive assumptions, that Johnson County’s total could be about $664,000.
Peters cautioned that the number is a preliminary approximation and depends on settlement details and participation incentives. He also said the county must comply with an existing memorandum of understanding with the state of Iowa on allowable uses and reporting for opioid settlement funds. Genevieve Anglin, grants manager, explained that the Purdue funds would be added to the existing opioid fund pool used for remediation and that reporting will occur across consolidated reporting platforms used for prior settlements.
Board members asked whether the funds form a new carve-out or add to the county’s existing opioid funding pool; staff said the money will be added to the shared reporting bucket. The deadline to sign on to this settlement was identified as Sept. 30, 2025. Supervisors indicated support for taking up formal consideration the next day; no final vote was recorded at the work session.
