REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 1, 2022
FROM
TOM BUNTON, County Counsel
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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County-City Allocation Agreement Template re: Use of the City's Local Allocation of Settlement Money from the National Opioid Settlement
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve County-City Allocation Agreement master template for use of the City's local allocation of settlement money from the National Opioid Settlement, effective for use from March 1, 2022 through February 29, 2040.
2. Authorize the County Chief Financial Officer to execute the County-City Allocation Agreements with any non-substantive changes on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
(Presenter: Tom Bunton, County Counsel, 387-5455)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the template and agreements will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the agreements will result in revenue to the County over 18 years. The total amount of expected revenue is unknown at this time as it will depend on the number of cities that participate in the agreement.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On November 16, 2021, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved San Bernardino County's participation in a nationwide settlement with opioid distributors McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and opioid manufacturers Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (all collectively, "Settling Defendants"). On that same date, the Board also authorized the County to enter into a State-Subdivision Agreement ("State Allocation Agreement") with the State of California regarding the distribution and use of the funds from the sett...
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