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Fulton County approves $160,000 opioid-settlement plan to add recovery specialist
Summary
Fulton County commissioners voted to use $160,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds to hire an additional Certified Recovery Specialist for the Fulton County Family Partnership Team, approving the plan as presented by Executive Development Director Julie Dovey.
Fulton County commissioners unanimously 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 board voted to adopt the proposal after a presentation from Executive Development Director Julie Dovey.
The plan, moved by Commissioner Hervey P. Hann, directs county opioid-settlement dollars toward expanding direct recovery services rather than toward other program lines. Dovey described the funding as intended to add an additional CRS position to the Family Partnership Team; no implementation timeline or hiring date was specified during the meeting.
The approval was recorded as a formal motion and passed with all three commissioners present voting in favor. The action uses funds already categorized under the county’s opioid settlement allocation; the minutes do not list additional budget offsets or multiyear commitments beyond the $160,000 authorization.
Dovey will be responsible for implementing the plan and reporting back to the board as required. The meeting record does not specify a start date for the position or whether the funding will cover salary, benefits, or related operating costs beyond the lump-sum authorization.
