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Fulton County approves $160,000 in opioid settlement funds to add recovery specialist
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a $160,000 allocation from opioid settlement funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team, a move county officials said will expand recovery services.
Fulton County commissioners on Dec. 16 approved a plan to use $160,000 in opioid settlement funds to add another Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team.
The vote came after Executive Development Director Julie Dovey presented the proposal; Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the plan and the motion passed unanimously. County officials said the funding is intended to expand CRS services to better support individuals and families affected by substance use disorders.
The allocation was made from the county's opioid settlement funds account and was approved during the regular commissioners' meeting held at the Commissioners' Office. The minutes record the motion and unanimous approval but do not specify the implementation timeline, hiring schedule, or where the CRS position will be housed within county operations. Those details were not provided in the public minutes and are "not specified."
Next steps recorded in the minutes are limited to the approval itself; the county will need to complete hiring and any necessary contracting or budget adjustments to put the funds into service.
