Number
240787
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
211799, 220562, 221904, 240557, 240813
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the expenditure of settlement funds related to National Prescription Opiate litigation for the Milwaukee Fire Department’s Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative (MORI) and the Milwaukee Health Department to fund opioid harm reduction strategies.
Body
Whereas, On January 29, 2020, the City of Milwaukee joined the National Prescription Opiate multidistrict litigation; and
Whereas, Common Council File Number 211799, adopted March 22, 2022, directed that settlement funds received in the opioid litigation be used to fund the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative and other harm-reduction strategies; and
Whereas, Common Council File Number 220562, adopted August 12, 2022, authorized City officials to accept an initial settlement payment of up to $2,000,000, and to accept future settlement disbursements arising from the same litigation of up to $18,000,000 in aggregate, into a segregated account; and
Whereas, Common Council File Numbers 221904 and 240557, adopted April 18, 2023 and July 30, 2024, respectively, authorized the proper City officials to opt into additional opioid settlements for which the City is eligible for new settling defendants in the settlement of the National Prescription Opiate multidistrict litigation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division, case no. 20-op-45044-DAP; and
Whereas, The City has received settlement payments totaling approximately $10.2 million to date; and
Whereas, Common Council File Number 240813 transfers settlement funds from the General Fund to the Special Revenue Fund -Settlement Fund and establishes a parent project account within the Special Revenue Fund -Settlement Fund from which funds may be appropriated to City departments through Common Council action; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project Parent of the 2024 Special Revenue-Settlement Fund, the following amounts for the project titled Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative:
Project OP0002400000
Fund 0180
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Subclass R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $1,900,000
2. Create the necessary Special Revenue Fund - Settlement Fund project level values; budget to these project values the amount received under the settlement agreement.
3. Commit funds within the Project Parent of the 2024 Special Revenue-Settlement Fund, the following amounts for the project titled Opioid Settlement Funds:
Project OP0002400000
Fund 0180
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Subclass R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $660,000
4. Create the necessary Special Revenue Fund - Settlement Fund project level values; budget to these project values the amount received under the settlement agreement.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted for the Milwaukee Fire Department and Milwaukee Health Department, which are authorized to expend from the amount budgeted for specified purposes consistent with the settlement agreement; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to establish the necessary accounts and accounting procedures to carry out the intent of this resolution; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Comptroller shall not sign any agency agreement that uses funds from the Settlement Fund as authorized by this resolution unless first referred to the City Clerk for signature as to compliance with the terms of this resolution.
Requestor
DOA-Budget and Management Division
Drafter
Bryan Rynders/Jeff Osterman
October 22, 2024
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