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Board authorizes opt‑in to new national opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma and Sackler parties
Summary
Jackson County authorized the auditor to sign paperwork to opt into a new national opioid settlement involving Purdue Pharma LP and certain members of the Sackler family; the motion carried by voice vote.
The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to authorize the auditor to sign opt‑in paperwork to participate in a new national opioid settlement agreement involving Purdue Pharma LP and members of the Sackler family. The auditor presented draft settlement documents and asked the board for a motion to approve signing the paperwork to participate.
A motion to authorize the auditor to sign the opt‑in paperwork was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. No dissent was recorded in the transcript. The board did not discuss distribution formulas or the county’s anticipated share in detail during the meeting; the auditor provided the settlement paperwork for review.
