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Opioid settlement money

Where the settlement funds go and who decides.

55
items and write-ups
9
governments
8 Sep 2025
first taken up
58
speakers, across 7 meetings with captions

What this count cannot see

The national settlement totals appear in these documents and dwarf the local allocations. A dollar figure in an item title is not necessarily what the board is spending.

Who took it up, and when

Each government's first appearance in the window, in order. The bar is where in the window it landed, so a subject that swept the region in one season and one that trickled across two years read differently at a glance.

First appearance by government, 3 Sep 2025 to 3 Sep 2026
#Government First seenGap When in the window
1 Durham County 8 Sep 2025 first
2 Town of Wake Forest 16 Sep 2025 8 days later
3 Town of Chapel Hill 24 Sep 2025 8 days later
4 Town of Cary 25 Sep 2025 1 day later
5 Orange County 14 Oct 2025 18 days later
6 Wake County 16 Feb 2026 4 months later
7 Town of Garner 7 Apr 2026 7 weeks later
8 City of Durham 4 May 2026 3 weeks later
9 Chatham County 18 May 2026 14 days later

Month by month

Items mentioning this subject per month across the window.

Which words did the matching

A subject carried entirely by one phrase is a different finding from one carried by six. These are the words the documents themselves used.

Governments with nothing on this

No item or write-up in this window mentions the subject in Chatham County Schools, City of Raleigh, City of Sanford, NC General Assembly, Town of Apex, Town of Fuquay-Varina, Town of Hillsborough, Town of Holly Springs, Town of Knightdale, Town of Morrisville, Town of Pittsboro, and Wake County Public School System. That is not proof nothing happened there. Two school boards and several towns publish agendas no program can read, and a subject can be discussed at length without a word of it reaching a printed agenda.

What was on the agenda

Items mentioning opioid settlement money, newest first
DateGovernment ItemMatched Public comment
1 Sep 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
1 Sep 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Opioid Settlement Funding Request and Approval of an Amended Spending Authorization Resolution and Budget Ame… opioid not read
24 Aug 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-08-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Board and Commission Appointments opioid not read
17 Aug 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Approve Amended Spending Resolution and Adopt a Settlement Project Ordinance for the Wake County Opioid Settl… opioid not read
17 Aug 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
17 Aug 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Uncommit and Appropriate McKinsey & Co Opioid Settlement Funds opioid not read
27 Jul 2026 Chatham County
Board of Commissioners
Vote to adopt a resolution recognizing Overdose Awareness Day in Chatham County overdose not read
22 Jun 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-06-22 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-06-22 7:00 PM - Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
22 Jun 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-06-22 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Adoption of the FY 2026-27 Annual Opioid Settlement Fund Ordinance and Spending Resolutions ($2,209,689) opioid not read
16 Jun 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Approval of Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Ordinances and County Fee Schedule
A motion to send the budget back to the manager for another 0.47 cents in cuts…
opioid 17 spoke
2 Jun 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations
Recommendations received unanimously; staff directed to bring a final spending…
opioid 4 spoke
2 Jun 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid 4 spoke
28 May 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-05-28 9:00 AM - Budget Work Session - Day Three
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-05-28 9:00 AM - Budget Work Session - Day Three (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
28 May 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-05-28 9:00 AM - Budget Work Session - Day Three
Opioid Fund opioid not read
21 May 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Budget Work Session (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
21 May 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Discussion of County Departments' FY 2026-27 Recommended Budgets opioid not read
18 May 2026 Chatham County
Board of Commissioners
Vote to adopt the Emergency Operations Center Phase II Project Ordinance, Goldston Library Renovation Amended… opioid not read
4 May 2026 City of Durham
Regular City Council Meeting
Opioid Settlement Update and Spending Authorization opioid not read
30 Apr 2026 Town of Cary
Town Council
Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid 22 spoke
30 Apr 2026 Town of Cary
Town Council
2026 Opioid Litigation Settlements opioid, opioids 22 spoke
29 Apr 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
Town Council (from the meeting write-up) opioid 9 spoke
29 Apr 2026 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
Participate in the National Opioid Settlement with the Six Remnant Defendants
adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Mayor pro tem Berry, seconded by Council…
opioid 9 spoke
21 Apr 2026 Town of Wake Forest
Board of Commissioners
Resolution to join the opioid settlement agreement against six remnant defendants opioid not read
21 Apr 2026 Town of Wake Forest
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
20 Apr 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Approve Resolution Authorizing Wake County’s Participation in the National Opioid Remnant Defendants Settleme… opioid not read
20 Apr 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
7 Apr 2026 Town of Garner
Town Council Regular Meeting
National Opioid Settlement – Regional Distributors opioid not read
7 Apr 2026 Town of Garner
Town Council Regular Meeting
Town Council Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
9 Mar 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-03-09 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Budget Amendment Approving $30,000 from Opioid Settlement Fund for Naloxone Purchases opioid, naloxone not read
2 Mar 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners — Health and Human Services Committee (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
2 Mar 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Opioid Program Update opioid not read
2 Mar 2026 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2026-03-02 9:00 AM - Work Session
Budget Amendment Approving $30,000 from Opioid Settlement Fund for Naloxone Purchases opioid, naloxone not read
16 Feb 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
16 Feb 2026 Wake County
Board of Commissioners
Additional Half Position for Behavioral Health Department Using Opioid Settlement Funds opioid not read
21 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of Health
Media Items naloxone nobody spoke
20 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid 3 spoke
20 Jan 2026 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Consent Agenda
Approved unanimously
opioid 3 spoke
3 Nov 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-11-03 9:00 AM - Work Session
Consent Agenda opioid not read
27 Oct 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-10-27 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Consent Agenda opioid, overdose not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Business Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Boards and Commissions - Appointments
Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
opioid not read
21 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Amendment to Freedom House FY 2024-25 Contract for Opioid Funding
Approved as part of the consent agenda, unanimous
opioid not read
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Joint Meeting with the Orange County Chiefs' Association and Work Session (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
14 Oct 2025 Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Opioid Advisory Committee - Appointments Discussion
Board agreed by consensus to move Elizabeth Johnson to the substance use treatm…
opioid not read
13 Oct 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-10-13 5:30 PM - Regular Session
Consent Agenda opioid, naloxone not read
6 Oct 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-10-06 9:00 AM - Work Session
Consent Agenda opioid, naloxone not read
25 Sep 2025 Town of Cary
Town Council
Regular Meeting (from the meeting write-up) opioid 3 spoke
25 Sep 2025 Town of Cary
Town Council
2025 Opioid Litigation Settlements opioid 3 spoke
24 Sep 2025 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
Town Council (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
24 Sep 2025 Town of Chapel Hill
Town Council
A Resolution to Authorize the Town Manager to Enter the Town into Opioid Settlement Agreements.
adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Council Member Berry, seconded by Council…
opioid not read
16 Sep 2025 Town of Wake Forest
Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read
16 Sep 2025 Town of Wake Forest
Board of Commissioners
Approval of Closed Session Minutes (9/2/2025) Related to National Opioid Litigation opioid not read
16 Sep 2025 Town of Wake Forest
Board of Commissioners
Resolution of Execution of Settlement Documents Related to the National Opioid Litigation opioid not read
8 Sep 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-09-08 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Consent Agenda opioid not read
8 Sep 2025 Durham County
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-09-08 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Board of County Commissioners on 2025-09-08 7:00 PM - Regular Session (from the meeting write-up) opioid not read

Public comment is only known where a meeting's captions have been read, which is a small share of them. "Not read" means unknown, not zero.

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