FY2023-26 Accepting Additional Opioid Settlement Revenues Negotiated By The State Of Alaska1
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2023-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AGREEING TO
ACCEPT ADDITIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT REVENUES NEGOTIATED BY THE STATE OF
ALASKA
WHEREAS, opioids have devastated individuals and significantly harmed communities
throughout Alaska, and litigation settlement funds need the flexibility to abate opioid impacts,
current and future; and
WHEREAS, municipalities in Alaska are uniquely suited to help utilize or distribute opioid
settlement funds because of the array of services provided by municipalities and by local
providers; and
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough agreed to the terms of the 2022 settlements negotiated
by the State of Alaska, including accepting the agreement to forego future litigation and to utilize
settlement funds for opioid abatement with approval of Resolution No. FY2022-10; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska has negotiated additional opioid claim settlements with
additional defendants, and expects to negotiate further settlements in the future; and
WHEREAS, the settlements negotiated by the State of Alaska have included allocation of a
portion of the settlement proceeds to the larger municipalities in the State, resulting in a portion
of the funds being directed to the Kodiak Island Borough, conditioned on the Kodiak Island
Borough accepting and agreeing to the settlement terms; and
WHEREAS, the Assembly finds that the State of Alaska is negotiating settlements in these
cases in pursuit of the best interests of all of the State and participating municipalities, and joining
in the settlements negotiated by the State Alaska is much more cost effective than municipalities
pursuing separate claims; and
WHEREAS, all future revenues received from opioid related settlements negotiated by the State
of Alaska will be accepted and accounted for within the Borough's Opioid Class Action Settlement
fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH that
Section 1. The Kodiak Island Borough agrees to the terms of the 2023 settlements with Teva,
Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart negotiated by the State of Alaska, including accepting
the agreement to forego future litigation and to utilize settlement funds for opioid abatement; and
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Section 2. The Borough Attorney is authorized to agree to the terms of the settlements, and the
Borough Manager is authorized, on behalf of the Kodiak Island Borough, to execute such
documents as are required to accomplish the settlement; and
Section 3. The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly authorizes the Borough Attorney and Borough
Manager to accept, on behalf of the Kodiak Island Borough, additional opioid settlements which
may be negotiated in the future by the State of Alaska on behalf of the State and municipalities
with manufacturers, distributors, and other defendants.
Section 4. This resolution is effective immediately upon adoption in accordance with section
1.10.040 of the Borough Code.
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 2023
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Aimee Williams, Mayor
VOTES:
Ayes: Arndt, Delgado, Griffin, LeDoux, and Turner
Absent: Smiley and Smith
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Nova M. Javier, MMC, Borough Clerk
Resolution No. FY2023-26
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