ORD-2023-018-Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations and Approval of Budget Amendment #8-A

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2 The Board also voted in support of Option A for the use of the settlement funds per the NC Memorandum of Agreement Opioid Settlement. In January 2023, Orange County received an additional payment of $44,629 from the National Opioid Abatement Trust II (NOAT II). NOAT II is separate and distinct from the National Distributors/Janssen settlements. The Opioid Advisory Committee met on March 21, 2023 and heard proposals from Community Partners and County Staff who shared proposals/requests for consideration to use Opioid Settlement Funds to continue program funding. These Partners included: • The Lantern Project ($164,862) • Freedom House ($122,188) • NC FIT Program ($70,000) All these efforts are currently funded via grants through June 30, 2023. Partners shared impact data to show how these programs are helping community members experiencing substance use disorder. The Committee unanimously voted to approve these funding requests for a two-year period with a 5% increase in the second year to account for inflation and nominal salary increases. In addition to funding for the aforementioned programs, the group requested $14,500 to order additional narcan/naloxone and fentanyl strips for the community vending machines. These four programs are authorized with the signing of the attached MOA Spending Authorization Resolution, which also authorizes Budget Amendment #8-A for the County. This approves the authorization of the new Opioid Settlement Fund, and creates the following grant ordinance for the fund: Opioid Settlement Fund($881,554) - Fund # 27 Revenues for this project: Current FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 Amendment Revised Opioid Settlement Funds $0 $881,554 $881,554 Total Project Funding $0 $881,554 $881,554 Appropriated for this project: Current FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 FY 2022-23 Amendment Revised Evidence-based Addiction Treatment (Lantern Project) $0 $164,862 $164,862 Recovery Support Services (Freedom House) $0 $122,188 $122,188 Reentry Program (NC FIT) $0 $70,000 $70,000 Naloxone Distribution $0 $14,500 $14,500 Unallocated $0 $510,004 $510,004 Total Costs $0 $881,554 $881,554 This also extends the two time limited reentry positions that manage the Lantern Project, and one time limited community health aide that works in the NC FIT program through June 30, 2025. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The budget amendment authorizes funding of the Opioid Settlement Fund and increases the authorization to $881,554.