City of Milwaukee - File #: 151803

• File #: 151803
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/29/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/24/2016
• Title: Substitute resolution approving a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and CVS Pharmacy regarding a Mail-Back Prescription Drug Pilot Program.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. DONOVAN
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, DRUGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/27/2016	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/24/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
5/12/2016	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Sponsors, Ald. Bohl & Ald. Murphy Alds. Perez and Donovan requested to be added as co-sponsors. There were no objections.	Pass	4:0
5/3/2016	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/29/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
151803
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
111219
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL, MURPHY, PEREZ AND DONOVAN
Title
Substitute resolution approving a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and CVS Pharmacy regarding a Mail-Back Prescription Drug Pilot Program.
Analysis
This resolution approves a Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and CVS Pharmacy regarding a Mail-Back Prescription Drug Pilot Program.

This Mail-Back Prescription Drug Pilot Program will use tamper-proof mail-back envelopes which will be distributed free of charge to residents in participating Milwaukee County area CVS pharmacies and will be provided to local participating police departments for dissemination to residents in the community. Envelopes will be pre-addressed to participating police departments. Envelopes will be stored at municipal police departments until shipped as part of an ongoing joint municipal-federal Drug Enforcement Administration incineration operation.

The Police Chief is authorized to execute this cooperation agreement on behalf of the City.
Body
Whereas, Americans comprise 4.6% of the world’s population yet consume 80% of the global opioid supply and 99% of the global hydrocodone supply as well as two-thirds of the world’s illegal drugs; and

Whereas, Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove all medicines from wastewater; and

Whereas, Various levels of antibiotics, anti-depressants, veterinary drugs, birth control hormones and other drugs have been detected in rivers and lakes across the country; and

Whereas, Medication disposal programs provide an environmentally safe alternative to flushing medications down the toilet; and

Whereas, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified prescription abuse as an epidemic; and

Whereas, People who abuse prescription opioids may progress to heroin use; and

Whereas, According to th...