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8 <br />choose to create a Region or utilize an existing Region under a joint exercise of powers <br />under Minn. Stat. § 471.59. <br />E.Consultation and partnerships . <br />1.Each county receiving Opioid Settlement Funds must consult annually with the <br />municipalities in the county regarding future use of the settlement funds in the <br />county, including by holding an annual meeting with all municipalities in the <br />county in order to receive input as to proposed uses of the Opioid Settlement <br />Funds and to encourage collaboration between Local Governments both within <br />and beyond the county. These meetings shall be open to the public. <br />2.Participating Local Governments within the same County Area have a duty to <br />regularly consult with each other to coordinate spending priorities. <br />3.Participating Local Governments can form partnerships at the local level whereby <br />Participating Local Governments dedicate a portion of their Opioid Settlement <br />Funds to support city- or community-based work with local stakeholders and <br />partners within the Approved Uses. <br />F.Collaboration . The State and Participating Local Governments must collaborate to <br />promote effective use of Opioid Settlement Funds, including through the sharing of <br />expertise, training, and technical assistance. They will also coordinate with trusted <br />partners, including community stakeholders, to collect and share information about <br />successful regional and other high-impact strategies and opioid treatment programs. <br />V.Reporting and Compliance <br />A.Construction of reporting and compliance provisions . Reporting and compliance <br />requirements will be developed and mutually agreed upon by the Parties, utilizing the <br />recommendations provided by the Advisory Panel to the Attorney General on <br />Distribution and Allocation of Opioid Settlement Funds. <br />B.Reporting Workgroup . The Parties will work together to establish a Reporting <br />Workgroup that includes representatives of the Attorney General’s Office, state <br />stakeholders, and city and county representatives, who will meet on a regular basis to <br />develop reporting and compliance recommendations. The Reporting Workgroup must <br />produce a set of reporting and compliance measures by June 1, 2022. Such reporting and <br />compliance measures will be effective once approved by representatives of the Attorney <br />General’s Office, the Governor’s Office, the Association of Minnesota Counties, and the <br />League of Minnesota Cities that are on the Workgroup. <br />C.Application of Reporting Addendum and State Law . The requirements of the Reporting <br />and Compliance Addendum agreed to by the Minnesota Governor’s Office, the <br />Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the League <br />of Minnesota Cities, and members of the Minnesota Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 040056EC-0D41-4D98-9C65-E01AE876A6AB