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FY2022-16 Establishing An Opiod Settlement Fund1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Introduced by: Borough Manager thru the Mayor Drafted by: Borough Attorney Introduced on: 04/07/2022 Public Hearing Date: 04/21/2022 Adopted on: 04/21/2022 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO. FY2022-16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ESTABLISHING AN OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough is scheduled to receive Opioid Settlement Funds which are generated by the settlement of class action litigation by states and municipalities against certain opioid manufacturers and distributors, which settlement included the Kodiak Island Borough as a settling party; and WHEREAS, the terms of the settlement will provide payments to the Kodiak Island Borough and other settling parties over an 18 year period; and WHEREAS, the terms of the settlement restrict expenditures of Opioid Settlement Funds to certain purposes set out in the settlement agreement; and WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly finds that it is more difficult to verify that Opioid Settlement Funds are used only for permitted purposes if the Opioid Settlement Funds are comingled with other Borough funds which are not subject to the same restrictions; and WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Code Section 3.10.110 provides that funds as required will be established; and WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly finds that it is in the Borough's best interests to create a special revenue fund for Opioid Settlement Funds received by the Borough. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THAT: Section 1: This ordinance is NOT of a general and permanent nature and shall NOT become a part of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances. Section 2: A Special Revenue Fund entitled "Opioid Settlement Fund" will be established by the Kodiak Island Borough and will become a part of the Borough budget and general ledger. Effective Date: This ordinance takes effect upon adoption. Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. FY2022-16 Page 1 of 2 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THIS TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 2022. KODIAK ISLAND $O OUGH ATTEST: / vz��j1 William Robe s, Mayor Nova M. Javier, M C, Borough Clerk VOTES: Ayes: Delgado, Smith, Turner, Williams, and Arndt. Noes: I Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. FY2022-16 Page 2 of 2