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Resolution - Purdue Opioid Settlement Participation
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Niland, County Manager's Office, Deputy County Manager, 704-283-3630
ACTION REQUESTED:
Adopt resolution authorizing County Manager to execute all documents necessary for the County to participate in the Purdue Opioid Settlement and approving the third supplemental agreement for additional funds.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
New proposed national opioid settlements have been reached with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, and with several secondary opioid manufacturers and their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and directors. North Carolina is participating in these settlements. The settlement Participation Package attached to this agenda item must be submitted on or before September 30, 2025, in order for the County to be considered for initial participation calculations and payment eligibility. Based upon subdivision participation forms received on or before September 30, 2025, the subdivision participation rate will be used to determine whether participation is sufficient for the settlement to move forward and whether a state earns its maximum potential payment under the settlement. If the settlement moves forward, release of funds to the County will become effective. If a settlement does not move forward, that release will not become effective. Nonparticipation may also reduce the amount of money for programs to remediate the opioid crisis in its state. Decisions on how settlement funds will be allocated within a state are subject to the North Carolina Third Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds from Additional Settlements of Opioid Litigation (SAAF-3), a supplement to the North Carolina Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the allocation, use, and reporting of funds from the prior opioid settlements.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Union County is estimated to receive up to $2.1 million from these new settlements over time, between the years 2026 and 20...
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