RESOLUTION

 A RESOLUTION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING OF THE
  CITY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF OPIOID-RELATED
CLAIMS AGAINST TEVA, ALLERGAN, WALMART, WALGREENS, CVS, AND THEIR
RELATED CORPORATE ENTITIES, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE
 CITY ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE
              THE CITY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE SETTLEMENTS

       WHEREAS, the opioid epidemic that has cost thousands of human lives across the country
also impacts the Commonwealth of Virginia and its counties and cities, including the City of
Charlottesville, by adversely impacting the delivery of emergency medical, law enforcement,
criminal justice, mental health and substance abuse services, and other services by the City of
Charlottesville’s various departments and agencies; and

       WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia and its counties and cities, including the City
of Charlottesville, 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 the Commonwealth and the City; and

       WHEREAS, settlement proposals have been negotiated that will cause Teva, Allergan,
Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS to pay billions of dollars nationwide to resolve opioid-related
claims against them; and

       WHEREAS, the City has approved and adopted the Virginia Opioid Abatement Fund and
Settlement Allocation Memorandum of Understanding (the “Virginia MOU”) by resolution dated
December 6, 2021, and affirms that these pending settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walmart, CVS,
and Walgreens shall be considered “Settlements” that are subject to the Virginia MOU, and shall
be administered and allocated in the same manner as the opioid settlements entered into previously
with opioid distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, and opioid
manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals;

        WHEREAS, the City Manager’s Office requests the authority to execute the attached
Participation Agreement and to participate in the proposed settlements in order to recover the
City’s share of the funds that such settlement would provide; and

        WHEREAS, the City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the available information about the
proposed settlements and the attached Participation Agreement and has approved such documents
as to form and recommends that the City can participate in the settlements in order to recover its
share of the funds that the settlement would provide.

        NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Charlottesville City Council, this ___
day of ____________, 2023, hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the attached
Participation Forms and approves of the City’s participation in the proposed settlement of opioid-
related claims against Teva, Allergan, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, and their related corporate
entities, and directs the City Manager and the City Attorney to execute the documents necessary
to effectuate the City’s participation in the settlements, including the required release of claims
against settling entities.




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