Ordinance No. 16,254 ORDINANCE NO. 16,254
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION SETTLEMENT PARTICIPATION FORMS FOR
OPIOID SETTLEMENTS WITH PERDUE PHARMA, LP AND THE SACKLER
FAMILY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS,the City of Baytown obtained information indicating that certain drug companies and
their corporate affiliates,parents, subsidiaries, and such other defendants as may be added to the litigation
(collectively, "Defendants") have engaged in fraudulent and/or reckless marketing and/or distribution of
opioids that have resulted in addictions and overdoses; and
WHEREAS, these actions, conduct and misconduct have resulted in significant financial costs to
the City; and
WHEREAS,on May 13,2020,the State of Texas,through the Office of the Attorney General, and
a negotiation group for Texas political subdivisions entered into an Agreement entitled Texas Opioid
Abatement Fund Council and Settlement Allocation Term Sheet (hereafter the "Texas Term Sheet")
approving the allocation of any and all opioid settlement funds within the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Special Counsel and the State of Texas have recommended that the City Council of
the City of Baytown support the adoption and approval of the Texas Term Sheet in its entirety; and
WHEREAS,on October 14,2021,the City Council of the City of Baytown adopted the Texas Term
Sheet and its intrastate allocation schedule regarding proposed opioid settlements and authorized
subdivision settlement participation forms for opioid settlements with Johnson & Johnson and with
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas has now reached settlements with Perdue Pharma, LP and the
Sackler family, in which the City of Baytown may participate; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That,based upon the findings herein,the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,
hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute all forms required to participate in the settlement.
Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 25th day of September, 2025.
C E J ,Mayor
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SCOTT LEMON I, City Attorney
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