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Fulton County approves $160,000 opioid-settlement plan to add a recovery specialist
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a plan to use $160,000 in opioid settlement funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team, aiming to expand recovery services; the motion passed unanimously.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 16 to use $160,000 in opioid settlement funds to expand recovery services by adding another Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team.
Executive Development Director Julie Dovey presented the plan to commissioners. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to approve the proposal; the motion carried with all commissioners voting in favor.
County officials characterized the change as an expansion of the Family Partnership Team’s CRS capacity; the transcript does not specify hiring timelines, salary or benefit details, or the source of ongoing operational funding beyond the approved settlement allocation.
The approval authorizes staff to implement the plan as submitted and to proceed with any necessary hiring or contracting steps. The commissioners recorded the vote as unanimous. The county did not record additional public comment on the item during the meeting.
Next steps listed by staff will likely include posting or recruiting for the CRS position and coordinating expenditures with the county’s finance office and any required reporting tied to opioid settlement fund use.
