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Supervisors pause approval of $6.5M amendment to syringe‑access contract, ask DPH for status report
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee continued a vote on a proposed $6.5 million amendment to the Department of Public Health contract with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation after supervisors requested a report on implementation of recently approved fentanyl response funding and service‑level monitoring.
Chair Matt Haney on Wednesday continued debate on a requested third amendment to the Department of Public Health’s contract with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, saying the committee needed more information on how recent fentanyl‑focused funding has been implemented before approving an additional $6.5 million.
The amendment would add roughly $6,500,000 to the existing syringe access and disposal agreement, increasing the contract’s not‑to‑exceed amount to about $42,100,000 with no change to the contract term, DPH presenters said. DPH described the contract as a continuation of existing services that include syringe distribution and disposal, overdose prevention, health education, harm‑reduction support, counseling, low‑barrier substance‑use treatment and…
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