Agenda - 04-18-2023; 6-c - Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations and Approval of Budget Amendment #8-A

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1 ORD-2023-018 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 18, 2023 Action Agenda Item No. 6-c SUBJECT: Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations and Approval of Budget Amendment #8-A DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Quintana Stewart, Orange County Project Lantern Proposal Health Director, 919-245-2412 Freedom House Proposal NC FIT Program Proposal MOA Spending Authorization Resolution Year-to-Date Budget Summary PURPOSE: To: 1) receive an update on the Opioid Advisory Committee and the Committee's recommendations regarding the use of Opioid Settlement Funds that support Option A of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the Allocation and Use of Opioid Settlement Funds in North Carolina; 2) approve the attached resolution regarding the expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds; and 3) approve Budget Amendment #8-A. 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. In September 2022, the BOCC approved the appointment of the Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee with the following charge: • Discuss opioid-related health concerns and issues impacting the residents of Orange County; • Advise the Board of Commissioners on options to expend funds to prevent opioid abuse and remedy opioid impacts; • Plan and host an annual meeting open to the public to receive input on proposed uses of the settlement funds and to encourage collaboration between local governments.