Title
Opioid Settlement
Action
ACTION:
(1) Adopt a revised and restated resolution entitled “Revised and Restated Resolution of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners Directing the Initial Expenditures of the Wave 1 County Allocation and City Redirected Opioid Settlement Funds”
Staff Contact: County Manager
Marcus Boyd, Behavioral Health Program Manager
Tyrone C. Wade, County Attorney
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
The Board of County Commissioners adopted an Opioid Settlement resolution on May 20, 2025 directing expenditures of the County's settlement proceeds. The County received a recommendation from CORE-NC to revise the original resolution to include language to clarify the extension of Wave 1 funding. The total fiscal impact is unaltered from the original resolution.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Opioid Settlement Special Revenue Fund (OPIS) will see an increase of $12,085,000 raising total Wave 1 spending to $23 million.