HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 28 - 2022 - Opioid IGACITY OF WHEAT RIDGE
RESOLUTION NO. 28
Series of 2022
TITLE: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF THE COLORADO
REGIONAL OPIOID INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNTIES OF CLEAR CREEK, GILPIN, AND JEFFERSON, AND OTHER
PARTICIPATING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGION 10 REGIONAL COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, along with various other
Colorado local governments and the state of Colorado, are party “Plaintiffs” in federal
litigation against various pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors (party
“Defendants”) regarding the national opioid crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs to the litigation in the state of Colorado anticipate one or
more settlements with some of the Defendants in the federal litigation; and
WHEREAS, in anticipation of one or more settlements, the state of Colorado and
various local governments executed the Colorado Opioids Settlement Memorandum of
Understanding on August 26, 2021, governing the allocation, distribution and expenditure
of any settlement proceeds paid in connection with the opioid litigation; and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2021, the City Council approved said Colorado
Opioids Settlement Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) is now being distributed
among participating local governments, identified as “Region 10” in the 2021 Colorado
MOU, which pertains to the procedures for the local governments to establish a Regional
Council, designate a fiscal agent, and request and administer Opioid Funds in a manner
consistent with the 2021 Colorado MOU; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge believes it to be in the best
interest of the City to approve the IGA, which will allow settlement proceeds to be
allocated to Wheat Ridge and its local neighbors for services, programs and other
approved purposes in the 2021 Colorado MOU.
NOW THEREFORE BET IT RESOLVED, by the Wheat Ridge City Council:
Section 1. The City hereby formally adopts and approves the Colorado
Regional Opioid Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and
by such approval, the City of Wheat Ridge shall become party to such IGA.
Section 2. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute any documents
necessary to formalize such approval, and authorizes any non-substantive amendments
to the attached agreement, if approved by the City Attorney.
Section 3. Effective date. This Resolution shall be effective upon passage.
DONE AND RESOLVED this _13_ day of _June_, 2022
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Bud Starker, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephen Kirkpatrick, City Clerk