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County to convene advisory subcommittee to consider opioid settlement pathways
Summary
Pat Devaney asked the county's Opioid Settlement Advisory subcommittee to meet within a month to discuss three forward pathways for settlement funding amid federal and state funding uncertainty.
At the May 13 MHADA meeting, Pat Devaney asked that Cape May County’s Opioid Settlement Advisory subcommittee convene within a month to evaluate three possible pathways for using opioid settlement funds. Devaney said the county is watching federal and state funding priorities, particularly any proposed changes to Medicaid that might affect treatment access, and urged judicious stewardship of limited settlement dollars.
Why it matters: The county’s settlement funds are a significant local resource for treatment and prevention; decisions on allocation determine who receives services and for how long.
Devaney described the request as a preparatory step—asking the advisory group to analyze three options and report back; no formal vote to allocate settlement funds occurred at the meeting.
Discussion vs. decision: This was recorded as a direction to the subcommittee to meet and evaluate options; no spending decision or motion to reallocate funds was recorded in the minutes.
Ending: The advisory subcommittee is expected to schedule the requested meeting and present options for MHADA and county leaders to consider.
