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Chamblee council approves city participation in national opioid settlements
Summary
Council added and approved an agenda item authorizing the city to participate in multiple national opioid-related settlements (including Purdue Pharma and several manufacturers/distributors) and to authorize the mayor to sign documents necessary for participation and release of claims under the settlement terms.
Following an agenda amendment, council considered and voted to approve the city's participation in several national opioid-settlement agreements, including settlements with Purdue Pharma LP (and the Sackler family) and multiple drug manufacturers and distributors listed in the motion. The council authorized the mayor to sign any documents necessary to effect the city's participation and release of claims as defined by the settlement agreements.
A motion to add the item to the agenda was made and the council then moved to approve participation. The council recorded discussion clarifying the process for adding an item and then approved the participation motion; the final vote was recorded as unanimous in the transcript.
Councilors characterized the action as joining a class-action settlement process to secure potential payouts for the city as part of national opioid litigation; no specific payout figure attributable to Chamblee was stated in the meeting record.
