Peter Clegg, Tooele County Human Services, presented the results of a request-for-proposals for the county’s community opioid abatement and recovery grant, funded from national opioid settlement distributions. Clegg said the department rebranded the grant and raised application standards by requiring logic models and allowing applicants to seek up to three-year project periods; most applicants requested three-year awards.

Clegg identified recommended awards for a mix of county and non-county providers. He recommended continuing Utah Extension’s recovery network, funding Bonneville Family Practice’s methadone treatment program, supporting Rise Up Foundation’s jail in-service and aftercare peer support, purchasing naloxone kits for distribution, and installing monitored prescription drop boxes through Birch Family Pharmacy. “Everyone chose to apply for three,” Clegg said of the multi-year option, and he stressed that the logic models will make it easier to hold awardees to measurable outcomes.

Clegg asked the commission to allow the county manager, Andy, to execute service agreements as the contracts are drafted, within the amounts specified in the presentation. Councilman Hoffman moved to authorize Andy to sign the contracts when they are finalized; Councilman Thomas seconded and the motion passed by voice vote.

Clegg said the department would draft service agreements for each recommended project and that county staff would monitor the projects against the outcomes in applicants’ logic models. One councilor asked whether $1,500 for naloxone kit distribution would be sufficient; Clegg said it reflected the applicants’ request and that the county would monitor efficacy.