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32 <br /> Slide #14 <br /> Next Steps <br /> • BOCC select Option A or Option B regarding homer the <br /> County will spend opioid settlement funds on opioid <br /> remediation activities; <br /> • BOC discuss and consider proposed charge and <br /> composition for the proposed Opioid Advisory Committee <br /> • Authorize the Clerk's office to begin soliciting membership <br /> applications based on the Committee composition so that <br /> the Board can review applications and make appointments <br /> by the November 15, 2022. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said intuitively, she prefers option A as a physician because that <br /> is the option that will provide the fastest assistance. <br /> Quintana Stewart said she would support it because they do not lose the option for <br /> strategic planning. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if they choose Option A, could they still collaborate with <br /> other groups in different counties. <br /> Quintana Stewart said she does not interpret any limitations on collaboration. <br /> Commissioner Greene said the NCACC has resources to guide staff along. She said <br /> some of the items on Option A comes from what Orange County is already doing. She said <br /> Option B would work for counties that are not used to doing this work or building framework for <br /> multi-county strategic planning. She said she believes staff and the board will be able to hit the <br /> ground sooner with Option A. <br /> Commissioner Richards said she is not aware of active programs around this issue for <br /> young people. <br /> Chair Price said they saw this in agenda review and that she wanted to add the schools <br /> in there somewhere but that it has not been determined exactly how they will fit in. <br /> Quintana Stewart said both school systems are represented on the task force now. She <br /> said that it is possible to add a position for youth. She said that the Health Department tends to <br /> work with the schools about smoking and vaping. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she agrees that Option A is a good approach. She said the <br /> Board needs to know who in the community is at-risk to make the most impact with the dollars. <br /> She said increasing the number of residents and youth representation on the advisory <br /> committee is important. <br /> Quintana Stewart said in North Carolina, those most impacted are white males between <br /> the ages of 25 and 34. She said they make up 72.9% of those affected by opioids. She said <br /> they are not seeing deaths among the youth population, but prevention is important. <br />