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Afton council authorizes mayor to apply for remnant opioid settlement funds, will ratify by ordinance in August
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to apply for remnant defendant opioid settlement funds (deadline July 16) if the notice applies to the city; any application will be ratified later by a three-reading ordinance in August.
Afton City Council on June 15 passed a motion authorizing the mayor to apply for remnant defendant opioid settlement funds with a July 16 deadline if staff determine the notice was intended for the city. Council said any application submitted before ratification would be ratified later through a three-reading ordinance in August 2026.
The motion was read and moved during other business after council members noted the mayor had received an email from the National Opioid Settlement notice and claims administrator addressed to "Athens Township" on June 9. Council members instructed staff to confirm whether the notice applied to the city and, if so, to allow the mayor to submit the application in time and to bring a ratifying ordinance forward in August.
The motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Council members described prior settlements and typical practice of ratifying similar applications by three-reading ordinance after the fact; no amounts or awards were specified in the discussion.
