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Board advances 'Cash Not Drugs' sobriety incentive ordinance on first reading
Summary
The board approved on first reading an ordinance to create a voluntary three‑year 'Cash Not Drugs' program offering up to $100 weekly to eligible CAAP beneficiaries who enroll in treatment and test negative for illicit drugs.
Supervisors advanced an ordinance on first reading authorizing the Human Services Agency, in coordination with the Department of Public Health, to establish a voluntary three‑year sobriety and recovery incentive treatment program called "Cash Not Drugs." The program would provide a weekly payment of up to $100 to eligible beneficiaries of the County Adult Assistance Program (CAAP) who are screened for substance use disorder, referred to treatment, and who test negative for illicit drugs once per week.
The clerk reported the ordinance and the board took the item on first reading under the same house/same call procedure; the ordinance passed on first reading. The program is structured as a targeted conditional cash transfer tied to participation in treatment and regular drug testing, and the ordinance references eligibility screening and coordination between HSA and DPH.
Next steps: The item will return for final adoption in subsequent board proceedings and HSA will be responsible for implementation details and eligibility protocols.
