St. Charles Parish - File #: 2021-0306

• File #: 2021-0306
• Version: 1
• Name: Join with the State and other local governmental units as a participant in the LOUISIANA STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPIOID LITIGATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/6/2021
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/6/2021
• Final action: 12/6/2021
• Enactment #: 6603
• Title: A resolution authorizing the Parish of St. Charles (herein referred to as this "Governmental Unit") to join with the State of Louisiana and other local governmental units as a participant in the LOUISIANA STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPIOID LITIGATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (the "MOU") and any subsequent Formal Agreements necessary to implement the MOU, including but not limited to, the Subdivision Settlement Participation Form(s) in Exhibit K of the Distributor Settlement Agreement and the Janssen Settlement Agreement available at https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/.
• Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Department of Legal Services
• Indexes: Attorney General, Legal Services (Dept. of), Parish President, Sheriff
• Related files: 2023-0106

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/3/2022	1	Council Secretary	Correspondence Received
12/8/2021	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/6/2021	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
12/6/2021	1	Parish President	Introduced

2021-0306
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES)
RESOLUTION NO. __________
Title
A resolution authorizing the Parish of St. Charles (herein referred to as this "Governmental Unit") to join with the State of Louisiana and other local governmental units as a participant in the LOUISIANA STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPIOID LITIGATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (the "MOU") and any subsequent Formal Agreements necessary to implement the MOU, including but not limited to, the Subdivision Settlement Participation Form(s) in Exhibit K of the Distributor Settlement Agreement and the Janssen Settlement Agreement available at https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/.
Body
WHEREAS, the Parish of St. Charles has suffered harm from the opioid epidemic; and,
WHEREAS, the Parish of St. Charles recognizes that the entire State of Louisiana has suffered harm as a result of the opioid epidemic; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana has a pending action in state court, and a number of Louisiana cities and parishes have also filed an action In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio) (the "Opioid Litigation") and the Parish of St. Charles is a litigating participant in that action; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Louisiana and lawyers representing certain various local governments involved in the Opioid Litigation have proposed a unified plan for the allocation and use of prospective settlement dollars from opioid related litigation; and,
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Memorandum of Understanding (the "MOU") sets forth a framework of a unified plan for the proposed allocation and use of opioid settlement proceeds and it is anticipated that formal agreements implementing the MOU will be entered into at a future date; and,
WHEREAS, the participation in the MOU by a large majority of Louisiana cities and parishes will materially increase the amount of funds to Louisiana and should improve Louisiana's relative bargaining position during...