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RESOLUTION REGARDING OPIOI D SETTLEMENT
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COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: August 2, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Regarding Opioid Settlement
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
St. Croix County participated in an Opioid lawsuit with 70 other Wisconsin counties. The
settlement agreement has been approved by the County Board previously. This resolution
clarifies how we will take the money and how we plan to use the money.
11" 1 Resolution No. 31 (2022)
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RESOLUTION REGARDING OPIOID SETTLEMENT
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1 WHEREAS, St. Croix County is scheduled to receive an Opioid settlement of
2 $1,8 62,5 7 7 over the next 18 years; and
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4 WHEREAS, St. Croix County has been presented an opportunity to securitize the
5 settlement to receive more funds up front, but reducing the total amount received to $1,388,502;
6 and
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8 WHEREAS, the Opioid settlement has restricted uses for addressing specific related
9 issues; and
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11 WHEREAS, St. Croix County has identified a need within the jail for treatment of
12 inmates with Opioid Use Disorder(OUD) and co-occurring Substance Use Disorder
13 (SUD)/Mental Health (MH) disorders.
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15 NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
16 Supervisors does hereby decline the securitization offer and allocates the settlement dollars over
17 the next 18 years to be used toward a full-time mental health professional imbedded in the jail.
Legal—Fiscal—Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: This directs the use of the settlement money for a new position supporting the jail.
Future years expenses may exceed the annual settlement allocation and would
need to be funded by tax levy.Annual settlement dollars should cover the first 6
years fully.
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07/12/22 Administration Committee RECOMMENDED
RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor
SECONDER: Bob Feidler, Supervisor
AYES: Long, Koch, Berning, Feidler, Counter
Vote Confirmation.
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St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Dave Ostness, Supervisor
SECONDER: Daniel Hansen, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Koch, Adams, Berning, Feidler, Ostness, Counter,
Hansen, Sherley, Tellijohn, Carlson, Barcalow, Swanepoel, VanSomeren,
Ramberg
EXCUSED: Richard Ottino
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on August 2, 2022
Christine Hines, County Clerk