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Mount Clemens votes to join national opioid settlements after staff recommendation
Summary
The commission authorized Mount Clemens to participate in two nationwide opioid settlement agreements that together could provide up to $26 billion to states and subdivisions; staff said Michigan already joined and participation at the local level is required for subdivisions to receive funds.
The Mount Clemens City Commission authorized the city to participate in proposed nationwide opioid settlement agreements that resolve litigation against the largest distributors and a manufacturer.
City Manager Johnson and City Attorney Murray summarized the settlements: distributor payments could total up to $21 billion over 18 years and the manufacturer could pay up to $5 billion over no more than nine years, for a combined maximum of roughly $26 billion. Murray and Johnson recommended participation for Mount Clemens because the city would have no downside to joining and participation is required for local subdivisions to directly share settlement funds; Murray noted the city’s sole concession would be a release of the defined released entities from further liability.
The commission approved participation by roll call. The transcript does not include a line-by-line financial allocation for Mount Clemens’ expected share; staff referred commissioners to the Michigan attorney general’s materials and the settlement website for further details.
