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Council fast-tracks resolution to join Purdue and manufacturer opioid settlements
Summary
The Green City Council voted to bypass committee and adopt 2025‑R42 to participate in national opioid settlements, citing a Sept. 30 paperwork deadline; council recorded unanimous approval and instructed staff to proceed with required filings.
The Green City Council voted to adopt resolution 2025‑R42 on Sept. 9, authorizing the city to participate in the 2025 direct settlements related to Purdue Pharma LP, the Sackler family opioid claims, and settlements with multiple manufacturers.
A councilmember leading the action said the settlements include approximately $6,500,000,000 from Purdue and the Sackler agreement and roughly $1,200,000,000 from other manufacturers, and stressed the city must submit paperwork by Sept. 30 to be eligible. "Because we need to submit paperwork to receive the Purdue funds by September 30, the Committee decided and the rest of council did agree that it would be a good idea to just move forward with passage of this legislation this evening so that there would be no roadblock to getting that paperwork in on time," the councilmember said.
Council voted to bypass committee deliberations and the three‑reading rule before adopting the resolution the same evening. The clerk recorded the roll‑call result and the resolution was adopted unanimously.
Nut graf: The action is procedural but time sensitive. Participating allows the city to pursue its share of national opioid settlement funds; the council cited legal advice from outside counsel and the need to meet the Sept. 30 submission deadline as the reason to accelerate consideration.
The council provided no additional detail in this meeting about how settlement proceeds would be allocated locally, and there was no discussion in the record about a specific spending plan. The public‑safety committee had reviewed the item earlier in the evening and recommended moving forward.
The council’s formal action was limited to adopting the resolution to participate; next steps are administrative filings to preserve the city’s claim under the settlement schedules.
Ending: The resolution was adopted and the clerk recorded the vote; staff will complete the paperwork required by the settlements’ filing deadline.
