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County manager outlines school‑based opioid settlement program and warns of shelter funding cuts; public health updates underway
Summary
Clatsop County staff said a CBH contract to place certified addiction counselors and peer mentors in schools will go to the board on Sept. 10; county staff also warned that recently restructured emergency shelter funding will reduce county shelter funding by roughly 7%, with some rehousing program contracts delayed until January.
Monica, a county staff member, updated the Human Services Advisory Committee on active programs and pending funding contracts.
Monica said the county is launching a school‑based program funded by opioid settlement dollars to place a certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC) and peer mentors in some school districts. “That contract for CBH will be going before the board on, September 10,” she told the committee, and county staff already attended an Astoria School District in‑service to begin coordination with school personnel. The county plans further outreach to other districts, including a scheduled October 13 meeting with the Naselle (transcript: “Napa”) School District to present the program to teachers, counselors and administrators.
Monica also briefed the committee on changes in emergency shelter funding: the legislature made funding for emergency shelter more permanent but the county expects an approximate 7% reduction in funding while still being required to maintain the same bed levels. She said the county is awaiting final contract documents from the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) and that some rehousing program (formerly referenced by staff as an Oregon Rehousing Initiative / LTRA) contract awards may not be issued until January; staff are consulting about interim measures because some tenants had already been notified of funding shortfalls effective Oct. 1.
Public Health Director Jill reported progress on community needs assessments and planning deliverables. She said the community health needs assessment with Columbia Memorial Hospital and Providence is nearly complete and the department will present findings to HSAAC once finalized. Jill also described work on the county’s climate and health adaptation plan, health equity plan and all‑hazards plan; those deliverables are in process, with some extensions granted by the state. Public health noted a small amount of state incentive funding tied to metric performance under the state's public health modernization program.
CBH staff present in the meeting said they are coordinating with school districts and crisis teams on program start‑up. Committee members asked for timelines and asked staff to return with updates on contracts for board action and any immediate impacts on shelter operations and rehousing supports.
