Number
251871
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
221722, 240280, 240281, 241545
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution transferring departmental budget and position authority related to the JUUL Labs, Inc. legal settlement.
Analysis
The City previously authorized the Department of Administration - Office of African American Affairs to expend $1,287,213.99 from the JUUL Labs, Inc. Legal Settlement. This resolution authorizes the City Comptroller to transfer the remaining balance as of September 25th, 2026 in expenditure authority from that settlement fund from the Department of Administration to the Health Department which will expend funds for specified purposes consistent with the settlement agreement.
Body
Whereas, Common Council File No. 221722 authorized the settlement of the lawsuit entitled In re: Juul Labs Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 3:19-md-02913, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; and
Whereas, File No. 221722 appropriated funds in the total amount of $2,473,772.52 to the JUUL Labs Settlement Proceeds Fund; and
Whereas, Common Council File Number 240280 authorizes the transfer of the settlement payment to a special revenue fund to allow for proper accounting of the settlement payment; and
Whereas, The purpose of the litigation was to address the epidemic of vaping and nicotine addiction among youth; and
Whereas, The terms of the JUUL Labs, Inc. Legal settlement are designed to give government entities throughout the country flexibility to adopt tailored, community-focused approaches to youth vaping and addiction prevention, education, and cessation treatments, while also requiring that the funds be used to effectuate the purpose of the litigation, and
Whereas, File No. 240281 authorized the Department of Administration - Office of African American Affairs to expend $1,287,213.99 from the JUUL Labs, Inc. Legal Settlement; and
Whereas, The remaining balance of the $1,287,213.99 JUUL Settlement Funds originally authorized for Department of Administration - Office of African American Affairs to expend will be transferred to the Health Department to expend for the specified purposes consistent with the settlement agreement as of September 25th, 2026; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City Comptroller is authorized and directed to transfer budget authority equal to the remaining balance as of September 25th, 2026 in the Project/Grant Parent account titled Vaping Settlement from the Department of Administration to the Health Department; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted to the Health Department which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount appropriated sums for specified purposes as indicated in the settlement agreements;
2. Expend from the Juul Labs Settlement budget funds for specific items of equipment; and,
3. Expend from the Juul Labs Settlement budget funds for training and out-of-town travel by departmental staff; and,
4. Enter into subawards and leases as allowed in the Juul Labs Settlement and budget; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Common Council directs that the 2026 Positions Ordinance C.C. File Number 250699, should be amended as follows:
Under
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Delete one position of:
Grant Monitor (J)
Program Assistant II (J)
Grant Compliance Coordinator (J)
Delete footnote (J)
Under
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
POLICY, INNOVATION & EQUITY
PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY
Add one position of:
Grant Monitor (JUUL)
Program Assistant II (JUUL)
Grant Compliance Coordinator (JUUL)
Add footnote (JUUL) as follows:
(JUUL) Funded by the JUUL Labs Settlement as authorized in CCFN 221722. Position authority will terminate upon the end of the JUUL Labs Settlement or whenever settlement funds are exhausted.
Requestor
Department of Administration
Drafter
Aaron Szopinski
August 20, 2026