SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of the First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement to Distribute, Monitor and Review the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds Between Marion County and Marion County Hospital District (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $3,709,750)
Body
INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Cheryl Martin, Director Community Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The State of Florida filed an action in reference to the National Prescription Opiate Litigation, No. 2804 in which Marion County and the City of Ocala are litigating participants. Under the Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Florida, in order to be considered a “Qualified County” and be entitled to receive its share of the regional funds, the County adopted an abatement plan and entered into an interlocal agreement with the City of Ocala relating to the expenditure of opioid funds. It is estimated that the regional opioid settlement fund will receive approximately $19,321,468 over the next 18 years.
On November 5, 2024 the BCC approved an agreement between Marion County Hospital District (MCHD) and the County to vet, monitor, and report on expenditures from the regional opioid settlement fund. This first amendment recommends revising the interlocal agreement to list MCHD as the disbursement agent responsible for distribution of the funds, as well as vetting, monitoring and reporting of expenditures. In addition, this amendment includes a breakdown of the initial disbursement of regional settlement funds as approved in the Regional Opioid Abatement Plan. The total amount of this disbursement is $3,709,750. Breakdown of this amount is below.
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Abatement Strategy: |
Provider/ Vendor: |
Amount: |
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Centralized Receiving System |
SMA Healthcare, Inc. |
$2,300,000 |
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CORE & Peer Programs |
County & City Paramedicine, CORE |
$750,000 |
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Transitional Housing |
SMA Healthcare, Inc. |
$500,000 |
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Administrative Allocation |
Marion County Hospital District |
$159,750 |
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Total: |
$3,709,750 |
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $3,709,750
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement to Distribute, Monitor and Review the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds with Marion County Hospital District. end