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Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Appropriate McKinsey Opioid Settlement Funds ($198,324.46) and Accrued Interest Earnings ($4,302.83)
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STAFF CONTACT
Abigail Newton - Assistant Public Health Director - DHHS - Public Health Division - 704-853-5103
BUDGET IMPACT
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General Fund: Increase revenue and expenses in the McKinsey Opioid Settlement Funds by $202,627
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BACKGROUND
The McKinsey funds are part of a national opioid settlement from manufacturer Purdue Pharma L.P. but are separate from the MOA for the main Opioid Settlement. Gaston County will use these funds to provide medication assistance, program supplies (like fentanyl test strips), education for the community and county staff, and marketing of the support and recovery programs in Gaston County. These are non-County funds.
McKinsey Funds: $198,324.46 received September 9, 2024
Accrued Interest: $4,302.83 accrued from September 2024 - February 2025
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)