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Fulton County approves $160,000 opioid-settlement plan to add recovery specialist
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved using $160,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team, following a plan presented by Executive Development Director Julie Dovey.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 16 unanimously approved a plan to use $160,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team.
Executive Development Director Julie Dovey presented the request to the commissioners; Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the plan and the motion passed "all in favor." The county recorded the approved dollar amount in its meeting minutes as $160,000 and specified the purpose as "Expand Certified Recovery Specialist Services by adding another CRS to Fulton County Family Partnership Team."
The allocation draws from the county's Opioid Settlement Fund and is intended to expand recovery-support services available through the Family Partnership Team. The minutes do not include a detailed budget breakdown, a start date for hiring, or a timeline for when the new Certified Recovery Specialist would begin providing services.
The commissioners also approved other routine business at the meeting, including payables and several appointments and reappointments. The minutes show no recorded opposition to the opioid funds plan and do not note additional conditions or contingencies attached to the approval.
The board adjourned at 11:45 a.m.; the minutes do not list subsequent steps or required reporting timelines for the newly approved staffing expansion.
