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1792 <br />i <br />A RESOLUTION BY THE COUNTY OF CABARRUS <br />TO DIRECT THE EXPENDITURE OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS <br />WHEREAS Cabarrus County has joined national settlement agreements with companies <br />engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensing of opioids, including settlements with <br />drug distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, and the drug maker Johnson & <br />Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals; <br />WHEREAS the allocation, use, and reporting of funds stemming from these national <br />settlement agreements and certain bankruptcy resolutions ("Opioid Settlement Funds") are <br />governed by the Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of North Carolina and Local <br />Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioid Litigation ("MOA") and the <br />Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds from Additional Settlements of Opioid Litigation <br />("SAAF"); <br />WHEREAS Cabarrus County has received Opioid Settlement Funds pursuant to these <br />national settlement agreements and deposited the Opioid Settlement Funds in a separate special <br />revenue fund as required by section D of the MOA; <br />WHEREAS section E.6 of the MOA states: <br />E.6. Process for drawingfrom revenue funds. <br />a. Budget item or resolution required. Opioid Settlement Funds can be used for a purpose <br />when the Governing Body includes in its budget or passes a separate resolution authorizing <br />the expenditure of a stated amount of Opioid Settlement Funds for that purpose or those <br />purposes during a specified period of time. <br />b. Budget item or resolution details. The budget or resolution should (i) indicate that it is an <br />authorization for expenditure of opioid settlement funds; (ii) state the specific strategy or <br />strategies the county or municipality intends to fund pursuant to Option A or Option B, <br />using the item letter and/or number in Exhibit A or Exhibit B to identify each funded <br />strategy, and (iii) state the amount dedicated to each strategy for a stated period of time. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, in alignment with the NC MOA, Cabarrus County <br />authorizes the expenditure of opioid settlement funds as follows: <br />1. Strategy authorized <br />a. Name of strategies: <br />Evidence -based Addiction Treatment (Strategy 2) <br />1 <br />Page 200 <br />