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Fulton County approves $160,000 opioid-settlement plan to add a recovery specialist
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a plan on Dec. 16, 2025 to use $160,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the county Family Partnership Team, a move county officials said will expand recovery support services.
Fulton County commissioners on Dec. 16 unanimously approved using $160,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) to the county’s Family Partnership Team.
Executive Development Director Julie Dovey presented the plan and Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve it; the board voted in favor without recorded opposition. The funding was described as coming from the county’s Opioid Settlement Funds account; the motion did not specify a hiring timeline or salary for the new CRS.
The county’s Family Partnership Team provides coordinated services to residents dealing with substance-use issues; the commissioners framed the decision as an expansion of existing recovery support rather than a new program. The transcript records the motion and the unanimous vote but does not detail an implementation schedule or additional budget offsets.
Next steps recorded in the meeting are administrative: the board approval authorizes use of the settlement funds for the purpose described and allows county staff to proceed with implementation actions such as hiring. The transcript does not identify a target start date for the new position or list an estimated annual personnel cost.
