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14 <br /> Opioid Settlement Letter— Page 2 <br /> April 18, 2023 is the deadline to sign onto the Wave Two Settlements and the SAAF. To assist you in <br /> meeting this deadline, NCACC has created a draft resolution template that your county board may adopt <br /> to authorize signing onto the Wave Two Settlements and the SAAF. The draft resolution template is <br /> available HERE on NCACC's Opioid Settlement Assistance website; and a link to the template is also <br /> available HERE on the "Wave Two Settlements" page of DOJ's www.MorePowerfuINC.org website. I <br /> encourage your county board to adopt its authorizing resolution as soon as possible so that North <br /> Carolina can help build national momentum in support of the Wave Two Settlements. <br /> I'm proud that the strong partnership between the state and local governments in North Carolina <br /> produced 100% local government participation in the Wave One Settlements. This enabled the state and <br /> the participating local governments to receive 100% of our collective share of the national settlement <br /> funds. <br /> We are hoping to achieve the same unanimous approval of the Wave Two Settlements. Assuming this <br /> high level of participation by local governments across North Carolina and the country, which we expect, <br /> your county should start receiving money from the Wave Two Settlements during the second half of <br /> 2023. These funds will be in addition to the money you are already projected to receive from the Wave <br /> One Settlements. The maximum amount your county is projected to receive from the Wave Two <br /> Settlements (along with a reminder of the amount your county is projected to receive from Wave One <br /> Settlements) is available HERE on the "Wave Two Settlements" page of DOJ's www.MorePowerfuINC.org <br /> website. <br /> For more information, I encourage you to visit the "Opioid Settlements" section of DOJ's <br /> www.MorePowerfuINC.org website. You will find additional tools, resources, and information about the <br /> opioid settlements on the Community Opioid Resources Engine for North Carolina (CORE-NC) <br /> (https://ncopioidsettlement.org/). <br /> If your county has filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers or pharmacies, information about the <br /> Wave Two Settlements has also been provided to your outside counsel, with whom we encourage you <br /> to consult. If you have questions for my team about the Wave Two Settlements or SAAF, please do not <br /> hesitate to email us at opioidsettlement@ncdoi.gov. <br /> Thank you for your consideration and partnership in this ongoing effort to save lives and improve the <br /> health and well-being of North Carolina residents impacted by the opioid crisis. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> q,�'' <br /> Josh Stein <br />