FY2022-10 Agreeing To The Terms Of The Alaska Opioid Settlements Negotiated By The State Of Alaska And Approving The Participation In The Alaska Opioid Settlement Agreements By The Kodiak Island Borough7
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Introduced by the Mayor
Drafted by: Borough Attorney
Introduced on: 10/07/2021
Adopted on: 10/07/2021
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. FY2022-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AGREEING TO
THE TERMS OF THE ALASKA OPIOID SETTLEMENTS NEGOTIATED BY THE STATE OF
ALASKA AND APPROVING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE ALASKA OPIOID SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENTS BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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, opioids impacts have resulted in increased criminal justice law enforcement
demands, increased healthcare - including behavioral healthcare - demands, increased
emergency medical services, increased educational supportive services demands, and increased
emergency and transitional housing services demands; 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, opioid settlement funds should be available to reimburse existing and create new
opioid related municipal services - like services for people experiencing homelessness, police,
fire/EMS, behavioral health, and other healthcare - and grants to local providers who provide
opioid support services; and
WHEREAS, the municipalities in Alaska also recognize the Alaska Legislature has a
constitutional duty to promote and protect public health and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the municipalities in Alaska also recognize the Alaska Legislature has a
constitutional duty to maintain a public school system open to all children, including children that
have been significantly impacted by opioids; and
WHEREAS, upon balancing the opioid impacts across the State of Alaska and the desire to
help resolve the current opioid litigation, it is in the interest of all to maximize the amount of
settlement funding that will come to the state; and
WHEREAS, the municipalities in Alaska encourage the State of Alaska to create an opioid
settlement distribution that provides stable short- and long-term funding to abate the opioid
impacts in Alaska's municipalities.
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 settlements negotiated by
the State of Alaska, including accepting the agreement to forego future litigation
and to utilize settlement funds for opioid abatement; and
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
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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 urges the State of Alaska to create a settlement
structure in collaboration with Alaska municipalities to address local needs, to
support their residents and service providers, and to protect the funds from
legislative action beyond the terms agreed to by parties to the settlement.
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 SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021.
VOTES:
Ayes: Griffin, Smith,
Noes:
Turner, Williams, Arndt, and Delgado
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Rice, Borough Clerk
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