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Board directs $74,687 in opioid settlement funds to add peer support specialist to post-overdose team
Summary
The board approved an amended resolution to allocate $74,687 of opioid settlement money to expand the post-overdose response team by one full-time peer support specialist, per the state agreement requirements (SAF/SAF2 and MOA).
The Alexander County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an amended resolution to direct $74,687 in opioid settlement funds to the county post-overdose response team budget to fund 1 full-time peer support specialist. County Attorney Ben Falconberry explained the amendment is required under the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the state and the county and under the SAF and SAF2 settlement funding agreements.
Falconberry said the position had been on hold while staff projected settlement revenues and authorized strategy costs, and staff had determined there was sufficient funding to expand the team in the current fiscal year. "This resolution is necessary under the MOA between the state and Alexander County, along with the SAF and SAF 2," Falconberry said. He thanked county staff involved with the program and requested approval of the amended resolution. The board approved the amendment by unanimous vote.
No further details on the hiring timeline were provided in the presentation; staff cited the funds as available under the settlement agreements for opioid-response strategies.
