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July 14, 2026
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<br /> In August 2025, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds
<br />in the amount of $30,281.47, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council
<br />ordinance 2025-63 adopted on August 26, 2025.
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<br /> In August 2025, the City also received additional disbursements of Settlement
<br />Funds in the total amount of $194,168.12 (consisting of individual checks in the amounts
<br />of $29,785.31, $60,773.94, and $103,608.87), which were accepted and appropriated
<br />through City Council ordinance 2025-71 adopted on September 9, 2025.
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<br /> In December 2025, the City received additional disbursements of Settlement
<br />Funds in the total amount of $269,765.39 (consisting of sixteen individual checks in the
<br />amounts of $6,731.46, $5,366.66, $5,792.12, $5,792.12, $8,775.05, $9,116.34,
<br />$9,928.44, $88,839.57, $2,473.36, $2,473.36, $10,087.19, $10,093.82, $10,093.82,
<br />$9,928.44, $15,201.06, and $69,072.58). These disbursements were accepted and
<br />appropriated through City Council ordinance 2026-09 adopted on January 13, 2026.
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<br /> In March 2026, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds
<br />in the amount of $28,960.59. This disbursement was accepted and appropriated by City
<br />Council Ordinance 2026-32 adopted on April 14, 2026.
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<br /> In May 2026, the City received additional disbursements of Settlement Funds in
<br />the total amount of $41,327.40 (consisting of individual checks in the amounts of
<br />$12,366.81 and $28,960.59). These disbursements were accepted and appropriated by
<br />City Council Ordinance 2026-55 adopted on May 26, 2026.
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<br /> In June 2026, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds in
<br />the amount of $15,904.38.
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<br /> It is necessary for City Council to accept and appropriate this additional
<br />disbursement.
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<br /> The Settlement MOU requires the City to use the Settlement Funds for “Approved
<br />Abatement Purposes”, which it defines as: “efforts to treat, prevent, or reduce opioid use
<br />disorder or the misuse of opioids or to otherwise abate or remediate the opioid
<br />epidemic…”. Specific examples of Approved Abatement Purposes are described in
<br />Section (C)(4)(a) through (j) of the Settlement MOU.
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<br /> The proposed ordinance appropriates the $15,904.38 allocation of Settlement
<br />Funds to the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services for use for Approved
<br />Abatement Purposes.
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<br />Financial impact:
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<br /> No local match is required as a condition of the funding.
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<br />Recommended Action:
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<br /> Adoption of the ordinance. Strategic Pillar #4: Safe, Connected, and Thriving
<br />Community.
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<br />Next Steps Following Council Action:
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<br /> BHS will expend the Settlement Funds for Approved Abatement Purposes.
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<br />“ORDINANCE ACCEPTING SETTLEMENT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,904.38
<br />FROM AN OPIOID SETTLEMENT AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY
<br />2027 BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE FUND FOR USE BY BHS FOR
<br />APPROVED ABATEMENT PURPOSES AS DEFINED BY THE VIRGINIA OPIOID
<br />FUND AND SETTLEMENT ALLOCATION MOU.”
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<br />26-167f:
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<br />Adoption of an ordinance accepting settlement funds in the amount of $35,217.82
<br />from the PFAS settlement with BASF Corporation and appropriating said amount
<br />in the FY 2027 Public Utilities Fund for use by the Department of Public Utilities for
<br />water supply testing and treatment and other authorized uses under the terms of
<br />the settlement.
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