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Opioid Abatement Council adds vice chair, adopts governance and transparency policies
Summary
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council voted to create a vice chair position, elected Dr. Clay Jackson to that role and approved four policies intended to improve oversight and compliance after a state comptroller review.
Mayor Mary Moore, chair of the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council, led the council on Thursday in a series of governance votes to formalize leadership and policy procedures. The council voted to create a vice chair position and then elected Dr. Clay Jackson to that spot. Members also approved four written policies — a communications policy, a county funding policy, an OAC office duties policy and a transparency policy — that the council said respond to gaps identified during a recent state comptroller audit.
The moves are aimed at creating continuity in council leadership and clearer written rules for…
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