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Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Amend Approved Resolution to Direct the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds to Increase the Project by $237,946.84 and Appropriate the Corrected Amount for Year 2 of $389,509.68 (Year 1: 516,815.16 / Year 2: $389,509.68 / Total Project: $906,324.84)
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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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Opioid Settlement Fund:
FY26 Decrease revenue and expense $314,126.00. No additional County funds.
FY27 Increase revenue and expense $389,509.68. 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, will recognize an additional $237,946.84 to raise the total project budget from $668,378.00 to $906,324.84. Prior Board Action 2025-155 appropriated original budget totaling $668,378.00. Board Action 2026-159, moved funds between year 1 and year 2; adding $162,563.16 to year 1, but did not increase the total project budget by $237,946.84 to $906,324.84. However, a BCR was done in Munis to appropriate the new year 1 amount instead of the difference which increased the budget in Munis to $830,941.16. This Board Action corrects year 1 to the intended budget of $516,815.16 by reducing the FY26 appropriation by $314,126.00. This Board Action also recognizes the ...
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