#R-21-175

                            RESOLUTION
  APPROVING PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN THE
     VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND AND APPROVING THE CITY’S
  EXECUTION OF THE VIRGINIA SETTLEMENT ALLOCATION MEMORANDUM
                        OF UNDERSTANDING

         WHEREAS, the opioid epidemic that has cost thousands of human lives across the
country also impacts the Commonwealth of Virginia and its cities and counties by adversely
impacting, amongst other things, the delivery of emergency medical, law enforcement, criminal
justice, mental health and substance abuse services, and other services; and

         WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia and its cities and counties have been
required and will continue to be required to allocate substantial taxpayer dollars, resources, staff
energy and time to address the damage the opioid epidemic has caused and continues to cause
the citizens of Virginia; and

        WHEREAS, in order to advance their common interests, Virginia local governments and
the Commonwealth of Virginia, through counsel, have extensively negotiated the terms of a
memorandum of understanding relating to the allocation and use of litigation recoveries relating
to the opioid epidemic (“Virginia Opioid Abatement Fund and Settlement Allocation
Memorandum of Understanding” or “MOU”) and the Council’s approval of the MOU will allow
the City to participate in and receive proceeds from the opioid settlements.

        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Charlottesville that the City’s participation in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Opioid
Abatement Fund and Settlement Allocation Memorandum of Understanding is approved, and the
City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the MOU on behalf of the City. The City Manager
and City Attorney are each hereby authorized by this Council to execute, on behalf of the City of
Charlottesville and this Council, any other or additional documents that may be necessary to
effectuate the City’s participation in the MOU.

I, Kyna Thomas, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, by a vote of
_4__ to __0__, as recorded below, at a regular meeting held on December 06, 2021.




                       Aye NR                                      Approved by Council
Mayor Walker             x
                       ____    ____                                December 6, 2021
Vice Mayor Magill      (absent)____
                       ____
Councilor Hill           x
                       ____   ____
Councilor Payne          x
                       ____   ____
Councilor Snook          x
                       ____ ____                                   Kyna Thomas, MMC
                                                                   Clerk of Council



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