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County authorizes staff to pursue participation in remnant-defendant opioid settlement; EMS budget amendment approved
Summary
The board authorized county staff to evaluate and join a national remnant-defendant opioid settlement covering six defendants (estimated county share about $50,000) and approved Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 25 to increase EMS appropriations for an early-arriving ambulance and estimated Medicaid reimbursements; both items passed by voice vote.
The Alexander County Board of Commissioners authorized county staff to assess participation in a national opioid settlement covering six remnant defendants and to execute documents needed to join the settlement before the stated May 4, 2026 deadline.
County attorney Ben Falenbury told the board the remnant-defendant settlement groups include regional distributors and dispensers (Associated Pharmacies,…
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