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Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Approve a Resolution to Direct the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds and Appropriate $352,500.00 (Year 1: $342,500.00, Year 2: $10,000.00, Total: $352,500.00)
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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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Year 1 (January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026): Increase revenue and expenses in the Opioid Settlement Funds by $342,500.00. No additional County funds.
Year 2 (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027): Increase revenue and expenses in the Opioid Settlement Funds by $10,000.00. No additional County funds.
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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 have 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 was awarded $40,520,354.00 in settlement funds to be received over a period of 18 years. To date the County has received $14 million in settlement funds.
This Board Action, if approved, appropriates $352,500.00 in Opioid Settlement Funds for McCleod Centers for Wellbeing to acquire a fully equipped mobile medical unit designed to meet federal and state OTP regulations. The unit will include exam space, private counseling space, diagnostic and wound care equipment, secure dispensing area and storage for medications and harm reduction supplies.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Spending Authorization Resolution and Budget Change Request (BCR)