Title
Opioid Settlement Proceeds
Recommended Action
The County Attorney’s Office recommends that the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners vote to approve a spending plan for the use of the opioid settlement funds, which includes using funds for 1) addressing opioid use disorders in the jail, 2) the Substance Abuse Center, 3) the Mental Health Association, 4) assisting the District with the increased cost of drugs used to resuscitate opioid overdose victims, along with enhanced training opportunities for the District crews, 5) obtaining a new device that could scan substances inside of sealed packages, 6) increasing accessibility to the drug court and the hiring of a screener who could meet with clients at the time of intake to determine who is eligible for the various problem-solving courts, and 7) for Narcan (a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids) in auto-injectors.