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Fulton County approves $160,000 in opioid-settlement funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 16 to allocate $160,000 in opioid-settlement funds to add a Certified Recovery Specialist to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team, a move county staff said will expand recovery services locally.
Fulton County commissioners voted Dec. 16 to use $160,000 from 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 approved by motion of Commissioner Hervey P. Hann; the vote was recorded as “all in favor.”
Dovey told the board the funds would be used specifically to "expand Certified Recovery Specialist services by adding another CRS to the Fulton County Family Partnership Team," a plan the commissioners approved without modification. The motion as recorded authorized spending $160,000 from the county's opioid settlement allocation for that purpose.
The decision follows routine agenda business earlier in the meeting. The motion was presented during the regular meeting; no further funding breakdowns, start dates, hiring timeline or contract details were specified in the minutes. The minutes note the vote was unanimous.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are limited to approving the plan; the minutes do not specify an implementation schedule, the hiring process, or which department will manage recruitment. The board adjourned later that morning.
