03-28 Resolution No. 12080RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE
PARTICIPATION IN NEW OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and numerous Minnesota cities and counties are
engaged in nationwide civil litigation against opioid supply chain participants related to
the opioid crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Attorney General has signed on to multistate settlement
agreements with several opioid supply chain participants, but those settlement
agreements are still subject to sign-on by local governments and final agreement by the
companies and approval by the courts; and
WHEREAS, for the April 2023 agreements there is a deadline of April, 18 2023, for a
sufficient threshold of Minnesota cities and counties to sign on to the above-referenced
multistate settlement agreements, and failure to timely sign on may diminish the amount
of funds received by not only that city or county but by all Minnesota cities and counties
from the settlement funds; and
WHEREAS, representatives of Minnesota’s local governments, the Office of the Attorney
General, and the State of Minnesota have reached agreement on the intrastate allocation
of these settlement funds between the State, and the counties and cities, as well as the
permissible uses of these funds, which will be memorialized in the Minnesota Opioids
State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement, as amended (the “State-Subdivision
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the State-Subdivision Agreement creates an opportunity for local governments
and the State to work collaboratively on a unified vision to deliver a robust abatement and
remediation plan to address the opioid crisis in Minnesota;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Richfield supports and agrees to the State-
Subdivision Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Richfield supports and opts into the April 2023 multistate
agreement and all future multistate settlement agreements with opioid supply chain
participants; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of Richfield authorizes city staff to execute all necessary
documents to ensure Richfield participation in the multistate settlement agreements,
including Participation Agreement(s) and accompanying Release(s), and the State-
Subdivision Agreement(s), unless and until such authority is revoked.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Richfield
hereby adopts the Resolution authorizing staff to execute documents, ensuring participation in the
new opioid settlement funding opportunities.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of March 2023.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mary Supple, Mayor
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