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County task force updates project scoring and sustainability questions for opioid‑settlement dollars
Summary
The Northeast Florida Regional Council’s Tyler Nolan briefed the board on the second‑year process for distributing opioid‑litigation funds: staff added sustainability and partnership scoring criteria, implemented a budget template to avoid duplication, and recommended funding of selected projects via the consent agenda.
Tyler Nolan, Special Projects Coordinator for the Northeast Florida Regional Council, gave the Board a yearly update on the Clay County substance use disorder task force and the county’s use of opioid‑litigation funds. Nolan said Clay County distributed over $2 million in the first year of allocation and that the task force is now refining project selection and scoring for year two.
Key changes for year two include: a standardized project budget template to show multiple funding sources and reduce duplication; two new scoring questions focused on long‑term sustainability and partner leverage (0–4 points for number of partners); and removal of a population‑based scoring subcategory that had produced little differentiation. Nolan said some county projects (including treatment, corrections‑based counseling and Vivitrol availability inside corrections) and several community partner projects advanced to the consent agenda for funding recommendation.
Nolan noted data lag in overdose statistics — the most recent data available was April 2024 — but said Clay County’s trends mirror state and national reductions (he cited a 10% national drop and a 12.6% decrease in Florida year‑over‑year for April 2023–April 2024). Commissioners asked clarifying questions about project counts and contract timelines; Nolan said staff will provide the updated scoring matrix and grant award lists to the board and that grants and county departments will manage contracting and implementation.
Outcome: The board placed recommended year‑two project awards on the consent agenda for executive processing and directed staff to finalize grant agreements and reporting.
