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Council adds and approves city participation in national opioid settlement agreements
Summary
Council amended the agenda and unanimously authorized the city to participate in the six remitted-defendant settlements in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation and authorized the mayor to sign necessary release documents.
A councilmember moved to amend the agenda to add an item regarding participation in the “6 remitted defendant settlements in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation.” After the amendment passed unanimously, the council voted to approve the city's participation, to release claims against the listed entities in the settlement agreements, and to authorize the mayor to sign any documents necessary to effect the participation.
The action delegates execution to the mayor and records the city’s acceptance of the settlement terms as presented on the meeting agenda. No dissent was registered during the vote.
