Agenda - 09-06-2022; 6-a - Opioid Update and the Creation of an Opioid Advisory Committee

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 6, 2022 Action Agenda Item No. 6-a SUBJECT: Opioid Update and Proposed Charge and Composition of the Opioid Advisory Committee DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Quintana Stewart, Orange County Opioid Update PowerPoint Health Director, 919-245-2412 Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee — Proposed Charge & Composition PURPOSE: To: 1) Receive an update on the Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of North Carolina and local governments on proceeds relating to the settlement of Opioid Litigation; 2) Select Option A or Option B regarding how the County will spend opioid settlement funds on opioid remediation activities; 3) Discuss and consider a proposed charge and composition establishing the proposed Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee; and 4) Authorize the Clerk's office to begin soliciting membership applications based on the Committee composition so that the Board can review applications and make appointments by the November 15, 2022. BACKGROUND: In July 2021, a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general announced the National Opioid Settlement — a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed help to communities harmed by the opioid epidemic. The State of North Carolina and all 100 counties, including Orange County, joined the agreement. Orange County is expected to receive $6,799,780 over an 18-year period. A Memorandum of Agreement between the state and local government directs how opioid settlement funds will be distributed in the state. These funds can only be used to address the opioid epidemic. In follow-up to the update, the Board is asked to make a decision on whether the County will spend opioid settlement funds on opioid remediation activities either under Option A or Option B as detailed in the MOA.