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Green council approves opioid-settlement grant to fund part-time mental-health outreach associate
Summary
The Green City Council on Nov. 12 adopted two linked resolutions to accept a $155,000 Ohio Recovery Foundation grant and to create a grant-funded, part-time outreach associate position and vehicle for mental-health outreach, approving both measures after committee recommendation and by suspending the three-reading rule.
The Green City Council on Nov. 12 voted to accept $155,000 in opioid-settlement funds from the Ohio Recovery Foundation to support a new part-time outreach associate and a vehicle for the city’s fire division.
Council members moved to suspend committee deliberations and bypass the usual three-reading rule before adopting Resolution 2024-R66, which authorizes acceptance of the grant, and Resolution 2024-R67, which creates the part-time, grant-funded nonbargaining position. Council member (committee chair) explained the grant will fund the position’s salary across a three-year span and provide roughly $58,000 toward a vehicle, with the remainder allocated to salary support. The position was described as a nonexempt, nonclassified outreach associate who would focus on mental-health initiatives, coordinate home visits after incidents involving drugs, alcohol or mental-health crises, work with other agencies and provide community outreach and prevention strategies.
"This service would be largely centered on mental health initiatives," the committee representative said, summarizing discussions held in committee. Council members said the grant requires no municipal match, though they acknowledged minor ancillary costs such as computers or vehicle maintenance could arise.
Both measures passed on the floor after the clerk called the roll. The recorded vote for each adoption was 7 yes, 0 no.
The resolutions allow the city to begin recruiting for the outreach associate position and to order or assign a vehicle as described in the grant application. Council members said the position will coordinate with existing emergency and health services, but they emphasized the role is distinct from traditional fire-response duties and will be focused on nonemergency transport and follow-up care coordination.
Next steps: implementation details, recruitment, and any minor budget adjustments related to equipment and supplies will be handled administratively and discussed in committee if further appropriations are necessary.
