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1 <br /> ORD-2023-045 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 12, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations and Approval of <br /> Budget Amendment #4-B <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Reintegration Support Network Proposal Quintana Stewart, Orange County <br /> OC-EMS PORT Proposal Health Director, 919-245-2412 <br /> Grow Your World Proposal <br /> Transition Support Network Proposal <br /> Harm Reduction Coordinator Proposal <br /> PowerPoint Presentation <br /> MOA Spending Authorization Resolution <br /> Year to Date Budget Summary <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) receive an update on the Opioid Advisory Committee and recommendations from the <br /> Committee regarding the use of Opioid Settlement Funds that support Option A of the <br /> Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the Allocation and Use of Opioid Settlement Funds <br /> in North Carolina; <br /> 2) approve the attached resolution regarding the expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds; <br /> and <br /> 3) approve Budget Amendment #4-B. <br /> BACKGROUND: In July 2021, a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general announced the <br /> National Opioid Settlement — a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately <br /> needed help to communities harmed by the opioid epidemic. The State of North Carolina and all <br /> 100 counties, including Orange County, joined the agreement. Orange County is expected to <br /> receive $6,799,780 over an 18-year period. <br /> In September 2022, the BOCC approved the appointment of the Orange County Opioid Advisory <br /> Committee with the following charge: <br /> • Discuss opioid-related health concerns and issues impacting the residents of Orange <br /> County; <br /> • Advise the Board of Commissioners on options to expend funds to prevent opioid abuse <br /> and remedy opioid impacts; <br /> • Plan and host an annual meeting open to the public to receive input on proposed uses of <br /> the settlement funds and to encourage collaboration between local governments. <br />