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Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services - To Approve a Resolution to Direct the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds and Appropriate $267,363.60 for the Collaborative Strategic Planning Program
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STAFF CONTACT
Gregory Grier - Community Support Services - 704-862-6735
BUDGET IMPACT
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Increase revenue and expenses in the Opioid Settlement Funds by $267,363.60. No additional County funds.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Minimal impact to the budget ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The State of NC joined in the national litigation against pharmaceutical supply chain participants who engaged in the manufacture, marketing, promotion, distribution, or dispensing of opioid medications that has harmed the public. On June 8, 2021 the Board of Commissioners approved the Memorandum of Agreement Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments on Proceeds Relating to the Settlement of Opioid Litigation (Res 2021-172) joining in the national litigation. Gaston County will receive a projected $43,000,000 in settlement funds to be received over a period of 18 years. To date the County has received $ 2,801,978 in settlement funds.
This Board Action, if approved, appropriates $267,363.60 in Opioid Settlement funds for the Collaborative Strategic Planning Program that will be managed by the Community Support Services Department. The $267,363.60 will fund one Opioid Outreach Coordinator and the program’s operating costs. The Coordinator will facilitate the collaborative strategic planning process as defined in the MOA and support oversight and management of programs funded with opioid settlement funds. The program will monitor outcomes and impact of funded and recommended programs and conduct ongoing assessment of data related to current and emerging community needs. In addition, the program will develop and maintain a dashboard to ensure accountability and transparency with use of the opioid settlement funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Spending Authorization Resolution and Budget Change Request (BCR)