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Wheeling approves opioid-settlement funding for Northwood Health Systems ACT team position
Summary
Council authorized city manager to allocate West Virginia opioid settlement funds to Northwood Health Systems to fund a one-year ACT team position to provide abatement and wraparound support to residents affected by opioid use.
The Wheeling City Council on March 28 approved an ordinance authorizing the city manager to allocate a portion of West Virginia opioid settlement funds to Northwood Health Systems to fund a one-year position on its Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team.
The ordinance was presented by the clerk and a council member moved to adopt it; another member seconded. During discussion council members described the ACT team’s role: outreach to individuals at risk of homelessness, frequent contact to ensure medication and resources, and wraparound services intended to prevent return to homelessness. A council member clarified the position would be under Northwood Health Systems (not a City of Wheeling position), funded for one year with no city commitment beyond that term; Northwood officials are expected to seek grant funding thereafter.
Council members also discussed capacity limits tied to Northwood’s staffing: the funded position would provide the “full-time count” needed for Northwood to serve additional clients. After discussion the council voted by voice and the motion was recorded as approved.
The transcript did not include a roll-call vote tally or the exact amount of opioid-settlement funds allocated in the ordinance text as read during the meeting; the action was recorded as approved by voice vote.
