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CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO, 22-00,, <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN OPIOID LITIGATION <br />SETTLEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota, Minnesota counties and cities, and their people, <br />have been harmed by misconduct committed by certain entities that engage in the manufacture, <br />marketing, promotion, distribution, or dispensing of opioids; and <br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and numerous Minnesota cities and counties joined <br />with thousands of local governments across the country to file lawsuits against opioid <br />manufacturer and pharmaceutical distribution companies and hold those companies accountable <br />for their misconduct; and <br />WHEREAS, representatives of local Minnesota governments, the League of Minnesota <br />Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, the <br />State of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Attorney General's Office have negotiated and prepared a <br />Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide for the equitable distribution of proceeds to the <br />State of Minnesota and to individual local governments from recent settlements in the national <br />opioid litigation; and <br />WHEREAS, by signing onto the MOA, the state and local governments maximize <br />Minnesota's share of opioid settlement funds, demonstrate solidarity in response to the opioid <br />epidemic, and ensure needed resources reach the most impacted communities; and <br />WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the State of Minnesota and the residents of the <br />City of Centerville, and the County of Anoka, that the City participate in the national opioid <br />litigation settlements. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. Participation in the opioid litigation settlements promotes the public health, safety, and <br />welfare of the residents of the City of Centerville. <br />2. The City of Centerville supports and opts -in to the national opioid litigation settlements <br />with the Distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Amerisource Bergen, and with the <br />Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson. <br />3. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of Minnesota and Local <br />Governments relating to the distribution of settlement funds is hereby approved by the <br />City of Centerville. <br />V12272021 Pagel <br />