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HomeMy WebLinkAbout*Other - BOCCGRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA MEETING REQUEST FORM (Must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by 12:00pm on Thursday) REQUESTING DEPARTMENT: BOCC REQUEST SUBMITTED BY: J. Gingrich CONTACT PERSON ATTENDING ROUNDTABLE: B. Vasquez CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: ❑YES RNO DATE: 4/$/24 PHONE:2931 / i Approval for Jerry Gingrich to digitally sign the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Agreement date January 22, 2024 (previously approved by K. McCrae). DATE OF ACTION: !41 APPROVE: DENIED ABSTAIN D1: D2: �. 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McCrae Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 8:12 PIVI To: Dell A. Anderson; Jerry T. Gingrich Subject: RE: Participation in the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement Action Required Jerry, we probably need to get this on consent to sign. Kevin McCrae Grant County Prosecuting Attorney, WSBA #43087 1 Grant County Prosecutor's Office P.O. Box 37 35 C Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823 (509)-754-2011 ext. 3956 (Civil) 3996 (Criminal) Fax 754-3449 komccraeRgrantcountywa.gov The contents of this e-mail message, including any attachments, are intended solely for the use of the person or entity to whom the e-mail was addressed. It contains information that may be protected by attorney-client privilege, work - product, or other privileges, and may be restricted from disclosure by applicable state and federal law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be advised that any dissemination, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail. Please also permanently delete all copies of the original e-mail and any attached documentation. Please be advised that any reply to this email may be considered a public record and be subject to disclosure upon request. Than I( you. From: Dell A. Anderson <daanderson@grantcountywa.gov> Sent: Friday, April 5.,2024 9:04 AM To: Kevin J. McCrae <kjmccrae@grantcountywa.gov>; Jerry T. Gingrich <jtgingrich@grantcountywa.gov> Subject: RE: Participation in the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement —Action Required Good morning, Kevin, No, this isn't one I've seen. I received the one Jerry sent on 3/28 that discussed the report they require if you use funds for projects that are not opioid remediation. Thank you for sharing. Dell Anderson, M.Ed, LMHC Executive Director Ph: 509.765.9239 840 E Plum St Moses Lake, WA Gear& SeMvIoM, Hleafth 8: Uielkwu E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying or storage of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. From: Kevin J. McCrae <kimccrae@grantcountywa.gov> Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 7:52 PM To: Jerry T. Gingrich <itgingrich@grantcountywa.9ov>; Dell A. Anderson <daanderson@grantcountywa.gov> Subject: Fwd: Participation in the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement —Action Required Did you guys get this? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android From: DirectingAdministrator@Nationa10pioidOfficialSettlement.com <DirectingAdministrator@NationalOpioidOfficialSettlement.com> Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 5:41:19 PM To: DirectingAdministrator@NationalOpioidOfficialSettlement.com <DirectingAdministrator@?NationalOpioidOfficialSettlement.com> Cc: tfaulcon@browngreer.com <tfaulcon@browngreer.com>; rpetl(ausl(as@browngreer.com <rpetkauskas@browngreer.com>; ddelmott@browngreer.com <ddelmott browngreer.com> Subject: Participation in the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement Action Required This is an official communication from the settlement Fund Administrator for the Janssen Washington state - Wide Opioid settlement Agreement. BrownGreer PLO has been selected and engaged by Janssen and the State of Washington to serve as the Settlement Fund Administrator as defined in the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement, dated January 22, 2024 (tie "Settlement Agreement"). A. copy of this Settlement Agreement, and additional information about the settlement, is available on the Washington Attorney General's website at Johnson & Johnson Opioid Settlement I Washington State. You are receiving this email because you were identified as a point of contact for your Subdivision for the National Opioid Settlements, which encompasses the prior Distributor Settlement and Pharmacy & Manufacturer Settlements. As with these prior settlements, this new settlement is contingent on eligible cities and counties, including your Subdivision, participating in the settlement. To participate in, and be eligible to receive compensation, under the Settlement Agreement your Subdivision must complete and submit a Settlement Participation Form. For your convenience, you may now complete and submit this Settlement Participation Form using your existing Beneficiary Portal at National O ioids Settlement (nationalopioidofficialsettleiuent.col ). If you have not previously created a Portal Account, please do so now. The deadline for your Subdivision to submit its Settlement Participation Form is May 11, 2024. To complete the Settlement Participation Form on the Portal, click the Janssen Settlement Participation Form menu item on the left-hand side of the screen after you have logged in and follow the instructions. 2 If you would prefer to complete and submit a hard copy Settlement Participation Form instead of using the online platform, a copy of the blank form has been attached to this email. You may submit your completed hard copy form by emailing it to us at ParticipationandDismissalskNationalOpioidOfficialSettlel-hent.coin. As a reminder, your Case Manager is Tijuan Faulcon whose email address is tfaulcon@browngreer.com. We invite you to direct any questions you may have about creating a Portal and executing this Settlement Participation Form, or the National Opioid Settlements in general, to Tijuan. Directing Administrator National Opioid Settlements BROWNGREER PLC Telephone: (888) 441-2010 DirectingAdininistrator(cry,NationalOpioidOfficialSettlement.coin This electronic mail is intended to be received and read only by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If it has been misdirected, or if you suspect you received this in error, please notify me by replying and then delete this message and your reply. These restrictions apply to any attachment to this email. National Opi'did Settlements Participation Form for Janssen Opioid Washin ton State -Wide Settlement g Janssen and the State of Washington entered into the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement on January 22, 2024 ("Janssen Settlement"), which can be viewed here. In order to obtain and in consideration for the benefits provided to you pursuant to the Janssen Settlement, you are required to execute a a Cattlompnt Pnrtirinntinn Fnrm Whirh ran ha v 1MIAtorl harms Phone Ext. The governmental entity identified above ("Governmental Entity"), in order to obtain and in consideration for the benefits provided to the Governmental Entity pursuant to the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement dated January 22, 2024 ("Janssen Settlement"), and acting through the undersigned authorized official, hereby elects to participate in the Janssen Settlement, release all Released Claims against all Released Entities, and agrees to everything on the physical Settlement Participation Form, which can be viewed here. certify that I have examined this Settlement Participation Form and have all necessary power and authorization to execute this Election and Release on behalf of the Governmental Entity. EXHIBIT B Settlement Participation Form Governmental Entity: State: Authorized Official: Address 1: Address 2: City, State, Zip: Phone: Email: The governmental entity identified above ("Governmental Entity"), in order to obtain and in consideration for the benefits provided to the Governmental Entity pursuant to the Janssen Washington State -Wide Opioid Settlement Agreement dated January 22, 2024 ("Janssen Settlement"), and acting through the undersigned authorized official, hereby elects to participate in the Janssen Settlement, release all Released Claims against all Released Entities, and agrees as follows. 1. The Governmental Entity is aware of and has reviewed the Janssen Settlement, understands that all terms in this Election and Release have the meanings defined therein, and agrees that by this Election, the Governmental Entity elects to participate in the Janssen Settlement and become a Participating Subdivision as provided therein. 2. The Governmental Entity shall, within 30 days of the filing of the Consent Judgment, secure the dismissal with prejudice of any Released Claims that it has filed. 3. The Governmental Entity agrees to the terms of the Janssen Settlement pertaining to Subdivisions as defined therein. 4. By agreeing to the terms of the Janssen Settlement and becoming a Releasor, the Governmental Entity is entitled to the benefits provided therein, including, if applicable, monetary payments beginning after the Effective Date. 5. The Governmental Entity agrees to use any monies it receives through the Janssen Settlement solely for the purposes provided therein. 6. The Governmental Entity submits to the jurisdiction of the court where the Consent Judgment is filed for purposes limited to that court's role as provided in, and for resolving disputes to the extent provided in, the Janssen Settlement. 7. The Governmental Entity, as a Participating Subdivision, hereby becomes a Releasor for all purposes in the Janssen Settlement, including but not limited to all provisions of Section IV (Release), and along with all departments, agencies, divisions, boards, commissions, districts, instrumentalities of any kind and attorneys, and any person in their official capacity B-1 elected or appointed to serve any of the foregoing and any agency, person, or other entity claiming by or through any of the foregoing, and any other entity identified in the definition of Releasor, provides for a release to the fullest extent of its authority. As a Releasor, the Governmental Entity hereby absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably covenants not to bring, file, or claim, or to cause, assist or permit to be brought, filed, or claimed, or to otherwise seek to establish liability for any Released Claims against any Released Entity in any forum whatsoever. The releases provided for in the Janssen Settlement are intended by the Parties to be broad and shall be interpreted so as to give the Released Entities the broadest possible bar against any liability relating in any way to Released Claims and extend to the full extent of the power of the Governmental Entity to release claims. The Janssen Settlement shall be a complete bar to any Released Claim. 8. In connection with the releases provided for in the Janssen Settlement, each Governmental Entity expressly waives, releases, and forever discharges any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by any law of any state or territory of the United States or other jurisdiction, or principle of common law, which is similar, comparable, or equivalent to § 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads: General Release; extent. A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party. A Releasor may hereafter discover facts other than or different from those which it knows, believes, or assumes to be true with respect to the Released Claims, but each Governmental Entity hereby expressly waives and fully, finally, and forever settles, releases and discharges, upon the Effective Date, any and all Released Claims that may exist as of such date but which Releasors do not know or suspect to exist, whether through ignorance, oversight, error, negligence or through no fault whatsoever, and which, if known, would materially affect the Governmental Entities' decision to participate in the Janssen Settlement. 9. This Settlement Participation Form shall be deemed effective as of the Effective Date of the Janssen Settlement. 10. Nothing herein is intended to modify in any way the terms of the Janssen Settlement, to which Governmental Entity hereby agrees. To the extent this Election and Release is interpreted differently from the Janssen Settlement in any respect, the Janssen Settlement controls. m I have all necessary power and authorization to execute this Election and Release on behalf of the Governmental Entity. Signature: Name: Title: D ate :