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Josephine County approves participation in national opioid settlement; county could receive share
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted without objection to join the National Opioid Settlement’s six-remnant-defendant participation, with counsel estimating Josephine County could receive about 2.4% of an estimated $97 million to fund school outreach officers and drug- and alcohol-treatment programs.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted April 23 to participate in the National Opioid Settlement for the six remnant defendants, a move county legal counsel said could bring the county a share of settlement funds.
Legal Counsel Wally Hicks described the settlement history and said the counsel representing Oregon counties recommended participation. Hicks told the board that…
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