The Johnson County Board of Supervisors authorized county staff to sign a subdivision participation form to join a settlement agreement with Sandoz, Inc., a defendant in nationwide opioid litigation.

At the July 17 meeting the board voted 3-0 to approve signing the participation form. The transcript records a motion to approve, a second and a roll-call vote reading three ayes. The chair said she will sign the document soon.

The item was presented as “consider signing subdivision participation form to be part of the settlement agreement with Sandoz, Inc. (Sandoz, defendant in the opioid litigation)” on the agenda. The board did not expand on settlement terms or list dollar amounts during the meeting; the transcript does not provide the settlement allocation or timetable.

County staff will need to complete any required paperwork under the settlement process; the transcript records that the board approved joining the settlement but contains no additional detail about allocation, timetables or related legal authority.