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Commission approves resolution to accept additional opioid settlement funds
Summary
The commission authorized participation agreements for a remnant settlement covering six distributor/defendant defendants in national opioid litigation; staff estimated the city’s share would be modest (around $56,000).
The commission voted to authorize the city’s participation in a remnant settlement related to the national opioid litigation at its April 14 meeting.
A commissioner explained the proposed agreement covers six regional distributors and dispensers and that the combined remnant settlement is approximately $97,625,000. Staff noted the local share would be modest — roughly $56,000 — and said a resolution is required to accept any settlement funds. The commission suspended the rules, considered the resolution, and approved it by voice vote.
Commissioners and staff did not identify any immediate strings on the funds beyond the standard settlement allocation process; staff said the city has previously received opioid settlement payments and this is another installment to execute required documentation to receive its share.
