Common use of Option B Clause in Contracts

Option B. i. A Local Government that chooses to participate in additional voluntary, collaborative, strategic planning may spend Opioid Settlement Funds from the broader list of categories found in Exhibit B. This list contains all the initial opioid remediation strategies listed in the National Settlement Agreement. ii. Before spending any funds on any activity listed in Exhibit B, but not listed on Exhibit A, a Local Government must first engage in the collaborative strategic planning process described in Exhibit C. This process shall result in a report and non-binding recommendations to the Local Government’s Governing Body described in Exhibit C (right-hand column). iii. A Local Government that has previously undertaken the collaborative strategic planning process described in Exhibit C and wishes to continue implementing a strategy listed in Exhibit B, but not listed in Exhibit A, shall undertake a new collaborative strategic planning process every four years (or more often if desired). iv. A Local Government that has previously undertaken the collaborative strategic planning process described in Exhibit C that wishes to implement a new strategy listed in Exhibit B but not listed in Exhibit A, shall undertake a new collaborative strategic planning process. v. Two or more Local Governments may undertake a single collaborative strategic planning process resulting in a report and recommendations to all of the Local Governments involved.