Narrative of Resolution:
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To adopt the 2023-2024 Opioid Settlement Spending Plan.
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: up to $772,000
Are funds already budgeted? Yes Opioid Settlement Funding
Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures:
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADOPT THE 2023-2024 OPIOID SETTLEMENT SPENDING PLAN
WHEREAS, the County of Sullivan is a party to litigation seeking to hold opioid supply chain participants accountable for harm done to our community and many others; and
WHEREAS, aside from monies provided to the county via the resolution of litigation, the County was also provided with $670,076 in supplementary state aid from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to abate and alleviate the harmful impacts of opioid use in our community; and
WHEREAS, members of the Substance Use Task Force have collaborated across law enforcement, health and human services, medical provider pillars to determine the best use of said funds following the receipt of responses to Request for Proposals (#R-23-17) within the terms established through litigation and subject to audit requirements established by the office of the NYS Comptroller, and
WHEREAS, approved uses of these funds include the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), support for people in treatment and recovery, connecting people to care, addressing the needs of criminal justice-involved persons, addressing the needs of pregnant or parenting women and their families, preventing the over-prescribing and dispensing of opioids, preventing the misuse of opioids, preventing overdose deaths, supporting first responders, and providing coordination, training, research and analysis of all of these efforts; and
WHEREAS, settlements with some, but not all, of the litigants prohibit use of said funds for the purpose of funding law enforcement expenditur...
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