As you are aware, the City filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers in order to hold them accountable for damages caused and to recover damages for on-going and future programming geared towards abating the opioid crisis. Pasco County also filed a related lawsuit and the lawsuits were consolidated in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.
In order for the County to receive regional funding, an Interlocal Agreement between the involved parties is required to qualify. The Interlocal Agreement sets forth that a board known as the Pasco County Opioid Task Force shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners in relationship to the expenditure of any settlement funds. Incidentally, the City will have a seat on the board and therefore will have an opportunity to participate in the establishment of a plan to address the opioid epidemic through providing appropriate treatment services.