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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, Genesee County is receiving settlement funds to help address the ongoing Opioid Crisis facing this community; and
WHEREAS, this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan (this “Board”), created the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee, whose membership are experts in various areas directly impacted by the opioid crisis, to help direct funding to areas of most need in order to have the most positive impact for Genesee County residents; and
WHEREAS, this Board adopted Bylaws for the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee that set forth certain requirements of the Committee; and
WHEREAS, one of those requirements was conducting a community needs assessment that “reviews priority areas for services,” which was completed in conjunction with Michigan State University; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the completed needs assessment, the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee has highlighted certain priority areas of need that should be the focus of spending; and
WHEREAS, the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee presented those priority areas to this Board at a recent Board Workshop to receive feedback; and
WHEREAS, the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee incorporated that feedback into updated priority areas that should be the focus of any spending request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, hereby directs that the recommended priority areas, inclusive of this Board’s direction and recommendations, are to be incorporated in an RFP to solicit funding requests from relevant entities to help combat the Opioid Crisis within Genesee County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all requests shall be reviewed by the Opioid Settlement Steering Committee for appropriateness to the approved priorities and all appropriate requests shall be forwarded to this Board for final approval.