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Fulton County approves $160,000 opioid settlement plan to add recovery specialist
Summary
At its Dec. 16, 2025 meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a $160,000 plan using Opioid Settlement Funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team; the motion carried unanimously.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a plan on Dec. 16, 2025, to use $160,000 in Opioid Settlement Funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team. The plan was presented by Executive Development Director Julie Dovey and was approved by motion of Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; the minutes record the vote as "All in favor."
Why it matters: The county said the funding will be used to "Expand Certified Recovery Specialist Services by adding another CRS (Certified Recovery Specialist) to Fulton County Family Partnership Team." The move reallocates opioid settlement dollars to support recovery services that county staff identified as a local need.
What the meeting recorded: The minutes state that the plan was submitted by Executive Development Director Julie Dovey and that the board approved using $160,000 from Opioid Settlement Funds to add the CRS. No additional implementation timeline, hiring details, or ongoing cost estimates were recorded in the public minutes.
Next steps: The minutes record approval of the plan but do not list specific next steps, an implementation timeline, or which department will manage hiring; those details were not specified in the published minutes.
