Floyd County votes to participate in proposed opioid settlement with several distributors

The Floyd County Board of Supervisors voted on April 14 to join a proposed divided settlement resolving opioid-related claims against multiple distributors. The resolution names specific companies in the proposed settlement and directs the county attorney and county administrator to execute documents necessary to effectuate Floyd County’s participation.

County staff said the settlement is part of national litigation and includes claims against distributors and wholesalers named in the resolution. One staff summary cited the nationwide case total in the transcript; staff noted Floyd County’s expected share of any settlement proceeds would be modest per prior settlement allocations.

On a motion presented by the county attorney and seconded by a board member, the board voted to approve the resolution. Recorded responses in the transcript show Miss Cookenbrook (yes), Mr. Booth (yes), Mr. Phillips (yes), Mr. Cox (yes), and Mr. Turman (yes). The board also authorized the county attorney and county administrator to execute the necessary settlement documents on the county’s behalf.

What this means: Participation authorizes Floyd County to receive any allocation the settlement provides and to be bound by the settlement terms negotiated for participating local governments. Staff noted the county attorney prepared the resolution to permit the county to take part in the divided settlement process.

Ending: The board’s action was procedural authorization to participate and did not itself adopt any further spending plan for settlement proceeds.