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Minnesota Counties. All stakeholders worked cooperatively to create a framework that would allow work for the state and local governments, foster collaboration and accountability, and be available to focus on the areas where the most harm is occurring. The agreed upon framework will be memorialized in a Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement (“State-Subdivision Agreement”). Some Key principles of this Agreement are as follows: 1. Financial Allocation: a. 75 % of money will go to Local Government Units (“LGU”); 25% to the State b. Of the LGU share, 81% will go to counties, 12.11% to Litigation Cities/Health Department Cities; 6.74 % to cities with populations over 30,000 that have not litigated. c. If the State get full bonuses for maximum participation, this will be appx. $180,161.790.43 for LGUs. d. Payments will be made directly to local governments, beginning as early as April, 2022. Pursuant to the national settlement, these payments will be funded over 18 years. 2. Up to 7% of the local government share will be reserved for private attorneys’ fees. Attorneys will be required to seek reimbursement through the federal settlement first. Unused funds will be returned to local governments for redistribution. The City of Elk River will not receive a direction allocation pursuant to the State-Subdivision Agreement, but Sherburne County will receive an allocation. In order for staff to initiate formal settlement approval, the the Council must approve participation in the Opioid Litigation Settlements and the State-Subdivision Agreement. Staff and legal counsel recommend approval of the settlement and adopting the attached Resolution, which will maximize funds for the County and the State. Further information is provided in the attached materials from the League of Minnesota Cities and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. 2