Loading...
2021-08-01 VA Opioid Fund MOU PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION # 2021-08-01 The following Resolution was adopted at the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors' Regular Business Meeting on August 17, 2021: WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ("County"), through their elected representatives and counsel, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, through the Office of the Attorney General, are separately engaged in litigation seeking to recover costs incurred and to be incurred in abating the opioid addiction epidemic that plagues Virginia communities; WHEREAS, the County and the Commonwealth of Virginia share a common desire to abate and alleviate the impacts of the opioid addiction epidemic and to maximize litigation recoveries from those third parties responsible for same; WHEREAS, to advance their common interests, the County, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, through counsel, have extensively negotiated the terms of a memorandum of understanding relating to the allocation and use of such litigation recoveries; WHEREAS, the County's outside opioid litigation counsel has recommended that the County approve the proposed Memorandum of Understanding; and WHEREAS, the County Attorney has reviewed the available information about the proposed memorandum of understanding and concurs with the recommendation of outside counsel. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County, assembled on this day at which a quorum is present, that the County hereby authorizes and approves, or confirms authorization and approval, of the Virginia Abatement Fund and Settlement Allocation Memorandum of Understanding attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference thereto as Exhibit "A", and directs the County Administrator to execute and enter such Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the County. Given under my hand this 17th of August, 2021. 4.44.(A_ \\ obert("Bob") W. Warren Chairman, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Attest: id A M. Smi erman Clerk, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors