Subject:
Title
Approval: Request the Board of County Commissioners approve a recommendation to provide $5,908,640 in funding for Opioid Abatement services within Brevard County
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2025-2026 & FY 2026-2027: $5,908,640 budgeted in the Opioid Fund 1631
Dept/Office:
Housing and Human Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve the recommendations of the Together in Partnership (TIP) Advisory Board Recommendations Subcommittee to provide $5,908,640 in funding to Opioid Abatement services in the areas of criminal justice involved persons, treatment, recovery, and prevention and authorize:
1. The County Manager to execute any contracts associated with Opioid Abatement Services upon approval of Risk Management and the County Attorney's Office;
2. The Housing and Human Services Department Director to execute any future amendment(s) or modification(s) upon approval by the County Attorney, Purchasing Services and Risk Management; and
3. The County Manager to execute all necessary budget amendments (BCRs).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On October 26, 2021, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) approved the County to act as a "Qualified County" under the Florida Opioid settlement Plan and adopted a Brevard County Opioid Misuse Abatement Plan in accordance with the Core Strategies and Scheduled Uses mandated by the Florida Attorney General's Office. The Board approved the implementation option to create two standing subcommittees (including representation from municipalities) under the TIP Advisory Board. On December 7, 2021, the BoCC approved an update to the TIP Resolution creating two subcommittees to annually prioritize activities (Review Committee) in the abatement plan for inclusion in Request for Applications (RFA) and a Recommendation Committee to recommend activities/agencies for funding in accordance with the Plan.
On August 22, 2025, Brevard County Purchas...
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