Litigation  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: David Imamura  
WestchesterLegislatorsNY.gov  
Tuesday, May 26, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Committee Room  
Joint w/B&A  
CALL TO ORDER  
Please note: Meetings of the Board of Legislators and its committees are held at the  
Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, New York, 10601,  
and livestreamed via the WebEx video conferencing system. Legislators may participate in  
person or via Webex. Members of the public may attend meetings in person at any of its  
locations, or view the meeting and its video recording online on the Westchester County  
Legislature’s website: https://westchestercountyny.legistar.com/. This website also provides  
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.  
Legislator Colin Smith will be participating remotely from 1132 Main Street, Suite 1, Peekskill,  
NY 10566.  
With a quorum present, Chair Imamura called the meeting to order at 11:24 AM.  
Others in Attendance: BOL: Legislators: Tyrae Woodson-Samuels, Terry Clements, Erika  
Pierce, and Shanae Williams; Committee Coordinators: Jill Axelrod, Ethan Samuel, Sebastian  
Loreti, and Ralph Esposito; James Silverberg, Gregory Casciato, and Santiago Caceres;  
GUEST: Law Dept.: Loren Zeitler  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith, Legislator Williams  
Present:  
Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
Legislator Barr  
Remote:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.  
On motion of Legislator Smith, seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the minutes were approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Barr, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith,  
Legislator Williams Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
2026-256  
ACT - Opioid Settlement against Associated Pharmacies, Inc.  
Guests: Law Dept.: Associate County Attorney Loren Zeitler  
Ms. Zeitler said this legislation authorizes the County to participate in an opioid settlement  
Litigation  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
May 26, 2026  
against six regional distributors. She added that this would be a one-time settlement payment  
to the County. She said that pursuant to a formula dependent on how many municipalities join,  
the payment will be roughly $100,000 if the County agrees to participate.  
On motion of Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Smith, the above item was  
signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Barr, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith,  
Legislator Williams Johnson and Legislator Gashi  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Moved by Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Nambiar, the Committee  
adjourned at 11:26 AM.  
Aye:  
Legislator Imamura, Legislator Barr, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator Smith,  
Legislator Williams Johnson and Legislator Gashi