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Ionia County approves participation in Purdue & Sackler opioid settlement
Summary
The county board adopted a resolution authorizing entry into partial‑settlement participation agreements with Purdue and the Sackler parties in the national prescription opioid litigation; the roll‑call vote was unanimous (Yes: Hodges, Wirtz, Tiejema, Hesche, Kelley, Shattuck, Frewen).
Ionia County commissioners voted Aug. 26 to join partial‑settlement participation agreements in the national prescription opioid litigation involving Purdue and the Sackler family. County Administrator Chad Shaw presented the resolution and recommended adoption, and the board approved it by roll‑call vote with all seven commissioners voting yes.
The resolution authorizes county entry into the settlement participation process; the transcript records the roll call as “Yes – Hodges, Wirtz, Tiejema, Hesche, Kelley, Shattuck, Frewen.” The action was presented as a county decision to participate in negotiated settlement terms (details of settlement shares or distributions were not specified in the minutes). The county clerk recorded the motion as approved by roll call.
