REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 16, 2021
FROM
STEVEN O'NEILL, Interim County Counsel, County Counsel
SUBJECT
Title
National Opioid Settlement
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Settlement Participation Form for San Bernardino County's participation in the National Opioid Settlement with McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Corporation.
2. Approve Settlement Participation Form for San Bernardino County's participation in the National Opioid Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc.
3. Approve the California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds - Distributor Settlement.
4. Approve the California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds - Janssen Settlement.
5. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to electronically execute the documents identified in Recommendation Nos. 1 through 4, above.
6. Direct the Chief Executive Officer to transmit the documents identified in Recommendation Nos. 1 through 4, above, to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Steven O'Neill, Interim 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 participation in the settlement and related agreements will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the agreements will result in as much as $65 million received by the County over 18 years. The estimated amount of $65 million is a best-case scenario and the actual amount that will be received by the County is dependent on a number of variables, including, but not limited to, the number of California cities and count...
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