CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
                 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA



 Agenda Date:           March 20, 2023

 Action Required:       Approval of Resolution

 Presenter:             Ashley Marshall, Deputy City Manager

 Staff Contacts:        Ashley Marshall, Deputy City Manager

 Title:                 Settlement for Opioid Related Claims (2nd reading)


Background
A formal communication from the National Opioids Settlements Implementation Administrator went out to
all Virginia cities and counties in February 2023 concerning the proposed settlement of opioid-related
claims against Teva, Allergan, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, and their related corporate entities. All litigating
localities are required to have their governing bodies approve a resolution pertaining to this additional
settlement.


Discussion
The City of Charlottesville approved and adopted the Virginia Opiod Abatement Fund and Settlement Allocation
Memorandum of Understanding and affirmed that any pending settlement would be subject to that Virginia
MOU. Settlements for the "Distributors" (McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmeriSource Bergen) as well as for
Johnson & Johnson/Jansen were finalized on October 18, 2022. In late 2022, agreements were announced with
three pharmacy chains—CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart—and two additional manufacturers—Allergan and Teva. In
January 2023, each of those pharmacy chains and manufacturers confirmed that a sufficient number of states had
agreed to the settlements to move forward. As with the 2021 National Settlements, states and local governments
that want to participate in the 2022 National Settlements now will have the opportunity to “opt-in.” Through this
resolution, the City of Charlottesville is exercising its right to legally opt into the settlement by Teva, Allergan,
Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS.

Alignment with City Council's Vision and Strategic Plan
N/A

Community Engagement
N/A

Budgetary Impact
None.

Recommendation
It is recommended that the council approves the required resolution to opt into the Teva, Allergan,
Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS opioid settlement.
Alternatives
The City Council can refuse to opt-in and thereby forfeit any payments to the locality.

Attachments
1.   Opioid Settlement Participation Agreement TEVA etc.
2.   Dec06 2021-Cert. Resolution approving Virginia Opioid MOU
3.   DRAFT RESOLUTION (Feb 2023) for non-litigating cities and counties - Approval of
     Settlements with Teva Allergan Walmart CVS and Walgreens (002)