Council approves $383,633 contract to fund "A Better Way — Opportunity Knocks" using opioid settlement dollars

Council member (Ward 4) said the City of Norman will use opioid abatement settlement funds to fund a new program and the City Council approved the contract unanimously. The motion to approve the consent docket (which included the contract) passed with all present members voting yes.

The contract awards Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAO) a first-year amount of $383,633 to operate "A Better Way — Opportunity Knocks," a pilot program that will operate a city-owned van up to three days per week to transport up to eight participants per day to predetermined city-owned sites for day-labor beautification work. Participants will receive wages and meals and will have access to a case manager and an employment specialist who will provide wraparound social services, connections to…