Orange County supervisors authorize $20,700 opioid outreach campaign using settlement funds

Orange County supervisors on Tuesday authorized the county administrator to execute a $20,700 contract with PlaceBaseMedia to run a six‑month, 23‑site public‑facing opioid prevention and recovery awareness campaign funded from the county’s opioid‑abatement settlement funds.

The request was presented by Ashley Jacobs, management analyst for Orange County, who told the board the county has secured grant funding to hire an opioid response program coordinator and that the proposed contract is the first use of the county’s local opioid abatement money in accordance with the roadmap the board adopted earlier. “As you might recall, the opioid funds come through a settlement agreement, and they are restricted to opioid abatement efforts,” Jacobs said.

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