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Placerville council reports unanimous decision to authorize settlement talks with Purdue
Summary
City Attorney Ebrahimi reported the council met in closed session and by unanimous vote authorized staff to settle litigation with opioid manufacturer Purdue. No further settlement terms were disclosed publicly at the meeting.
City Attorney Ebrahimi told the Placerville City Council on Aug. 12 that the council had met in closed session and by unanimous vote authorized staff to settle pending litigation with Purdue, the manufacturer of opioids. "The council did authorize staff to settle, litigation with Purdue, the manufacturer of opioids, and, we will be doing that," Ebrahimi said.
Mayor Clarici (Mayor Clerici) opened the meeting and asked the attorney to report out following the closed session. No additional terms, payment amounts, or timelines were provided in the public report; the attorney and mayor did not read any settlement documents into the record and no motion or vote on settlement terms was taken in open session.
Because the action was reported after a closed session meeting, the council—OVID?s public statement was limited to the authorization itself. The council did not provide an expanded public record at the meeting about the scope of the settlement or the amount, and staff did not schedule a follow-up agenda item with additional details during the session.
Council members present were recorded as attending the meeting and the action was described as a unanimous authorization to proceed. The city did not announce additional steps or a public timeline for returning to the council with specific settlement terms.
