FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid Settlement Payments.
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Background:
The town is receiving these payments through its participation in the National Opioid Settlement. The town has begun to receive and is expected to receive payments from multiple sources. The payments received to date have been from the Distributor Settlement. The town will also be receiving payments from the Janssen Settlement.
To date Ledyard has received $53,1134.19 (Perdue Pharma) from the National Opioid Settlement. He stated Ledyard has filed their second submission which was from Teva, Allergan, Walgreens, CVS and Walmart.
Funding received from the National Opioid Settlement was being deposited into Account #20810201-58206-24206 (National Opioid Settlement).
Funds are to be used exclusively for opioid abatement purposes, including, but not limited to, expanding access to opioid use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery options, etc.
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Meeting Action Detail:
Finance Committee Meeting 06/7/2023:
File #: 23 -777 Version: 1
Type: Financial Business Request (FBR)
Title: Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid Settlement Payments.
Action: No Action
Minute Note:
Councilor Saums noted the Finance Committee received the following proposals regarding the use of the Opioid Settlement Funding the Town would be receiving:
* Cardiopulmonary Assist System (CPR) Device - Councilor Saums stated Gales Ferry Fire Chief Tony Saccone was present this evening noting that he proposed purchasing a Cardiopulmonary Assist System (CPR) Device to provide mechanical chest compressions to patients in cardiac arrest.
Councilor Saums stated in reviewing the Gui...
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