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To Adopt the 2022-2027 Opioid Settlement Spending Plan.
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RESOLUTION NO. INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADOPT THE 2022-2027 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, the Sullivan County Substance Use Task Force aims to abate and alleviate the harmful impacts of opioid supply chain participants with Sullivan County's share of funds allocated through settlements and judgments awarded through said litigation; and
WHEREAS, members of the Substance Use Task Force have collaborated across law enforcement, health and human services, medical provider pillars, and with members of the public to determine the best use of said funds within the terms established through litigation and subject to audit requirements established by the office of the NYS Comptroller, and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Legislature has reviewed the proposed Opioid Settlement 5-year spending Plan, described in Schedule "A" annexed hereto, and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Substance Use Task Force has a need to begin to allocate funds as soon as they are distributed,
WHEREAS, approximately 86.4% of the initial distribution of funds are to be spent on approved uses which 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, supportin...
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