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Lynnwood staff propose $525,000 initial opioid-abatement spending round, solicit community proposals
Summary
City staff recommended a spending plan for opioid settlement funds that would set aside $525,000 now for subcontracts and administration, create a task group to vet proposals and continue outreach. Councilmembers praised the approach and asked for ongoing oversight and options to sustain local social-work positions funded by the settlement.
City staff asked the Lynnwood City Council on Oct. 20 to authorize an initial allocation of opioid-abatement settlement funds and to approve a grant-making process to distribute the money to local providers and internal programs.
Julie Moore, Assistant City Administrator, and Kyle Ward, Human Services Coordinator, presented a spending plan that staff said follows the 1 Washington memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the local opioid abatement council (OAC) requirements. "When Lynnwood signed on to the 1 Washington opioid settlement, we agreed to spend the funds within the allowable uses set within the MOU and to continue receiving payouts from the settlement," Ward…
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