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City authorizes participation in new national opioid settlement
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute documents allowing the City of Branson to participate in a new national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers; approval makes the city eligible to receive opioid‑related funds for local programs. The first reading was approved unanimously.
Staff presented an ordinance authorizing the city to participate in a national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers. Allison told the board that passage of the ordinance would allow the mayor to sign documents that enroll the city in the settlement and make the city eligible for disbursements that must be used for opioid‑related programs.
No substantive public commentary or questions were raised at the meeting. The board approved the first reading by vote (6–0) and authorized the mayor to execute the documents.
