Committee agrees to ask supervisors to approve up to $1,000 to print county resource guide

The ACT committee on Monday moved to request that county supervisors approve up to $1,000 in opioid settlement dollars to print 100–200 copies of the county resource guide distributed by the hospital.

The committee’s push grew from concerns that many older residents and others lack reliable internet access and need a paper resource. Speaker 1, a nurse on the committee, said the hospital’s booklet costs about $4 per copy and that the group had received only a single hard copy for review. "We just put a split in the supervisor's box," Speaker 1 said while describing distribution steps. Speaker 5 proposed printing “a couple 100” copies and framed a dollar cap to cover price variance.

Why it matters: committee members said printed guides would help ambulance crews and other responders hand out local resource information during non-transport calls, would be useful at health fairs and city offices, and would reach older residents who do not use QR codes or internet links. Members flagged the administrative requirement to report how opioid settlement dollars are spent and discussed labeling printed copies to indicate the funding source.

Discussion and motion: during discussion members debated alternatives — a one-page handout, a QR code and distributing a printable version from the health department website — but emphasized that paper copies remain necessary for some residents. Speaker 4 suggested a QR code or a single-page summary as a complementary product, while Speaker 1 argued that many residents "wouldn't even know how to turn a computer on." Speaker 5 made the motion to print the booklets and Speaker 4 expressed support for taking the motion to the board of supervisors rather than finalizing funding immediately at the committee level.

Funding and reporting: committee members agreed to recommend using opioid settlement dollars for printing and discussed tracking and reporting procedures. Speaker 1 recommended a sticker on copies funded by settlement dollars so the expenditure is transparent for later reporting; Speaker 4 and others noted the auditor’s office maintains records used in annual reports.

Outcome and next steps: the committee agreed to forward the printing request and estimated cap (up to $1,000) to the county supervisors for approval. No formal vote record was taken at the meeting; the item will be included in supervisor-level budget or settlement-expenditure reviews. The committee also asked staff to confirm the hospital’s most recent booklet version and the exact per-copy cost before supervisors act.