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City Clerk's Office Item # S8
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 22, 2025
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
SIGN A SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FORM WITH
RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT REACHED
WITH ALVOGEN, AMNEAL, APOXTEX, HIKMA, INDIVIOR, MYLAN,
SUN, AND ZYDUS OPIOID MANUFACTURERS, COLLECTIVELY THE
"SECONDARY MANUFACTURERS SETTLEMENTS."
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance approves and authorizes the Mayor to sign a Subdivision Participation
and General Release Agreement concerning the recovery of settlement funds by the City
as a result of the opioid crisis.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Since 2021, the City Council has approved settlement participation agreements with
many opioid manufacturers and distributors and an agreement with the Office of the
Attorney General regarding the distribution of opioid settlement proceeds.
BACKGROUND:
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has reached opioid settlements with many
manufacturers and distributors. The Mayor is recommending that the City join this latest
Secondary Manufacturers Settlement. In order to do so, the attached Settlement
Participation and General Release Agreements must be approved by the Pueblo City
Council and returned to the Office of the Colorado Attorney General no later than October
8, 2025.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The state of Colorado stands to receive an estimated $75.6 million if enough local
governments join the settlement, and the City of Pueblo would receive a small portion of
those funds according to the distribution schedule.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could decide not to participate in the settlement.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Settlement Participation Form
ORDINANCE NO.11047
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO SIGN A SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE
FORM WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL OPIOIDS
SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH ALVOGEN, AMNEAL,
APOXTEX, HIKMA, INDIVIOR, MYLAN, SUN, AND ZYDUS
OPIOID MANUFACTURERS, COLLECTIVELY THE
"SECONDARY MANUFACTURERS SETTLEMENTS."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Subdivision Participation and Release Form with respect to the recovery of settlement
funds by the City as a result of the opioid crisis and specifically the National Opioid Secondary
Manufacturers Settlement (reached with eight opioids manufacturers: Alyogen, Amneal, Apotex,
Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus), a copy of which is attached hereto, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said Participation and Release Form for and
on behalf of the City and the City Clerk is authorized to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest
same.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
this Ordinance and the attached Participation and Release Form to implement the policies and
procedures described herein.
SECTION 4.
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 10406, all distributed funds under the settlement are budgeted
and appropriated into Fund No. 226 - Opioid Abatement Settlement and shall only be used for
payment of eligible expenses.
SECTION 5.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on September 08, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on September 22, 2025.
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President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
Approved on _______________.
Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________
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President of City Council
ATTEST
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City Clerk