FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to accept the Ledge Light Health District-Ledyard Prevention Coalition proposal dated June 5, 2023 for the use of the National Opioid Settlement Funding received by the Town of Ledyard with the following changes:
* Reduce the number of Narcan boxes from 194 to 154 for a total reduction of $1,900;
* Remove the Police Wellness Dog for a reduction of $2,000.
These adjustments have reduced the total amount of the proposal to $36,100 from the $40,000 originally proposed.
This obligation of funds does not guarantee future funding obligations to your organization.
Also, with the disbursement of funds the Town of Ledyard asks that the Ledyard Prevention Coalition provide quarterly reports to the Town Council regarding Program effectiveness from the start date of the Programs.
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Background:
The town is receiving these payments through its participation in the National Opioid Settlement. The town has begun to receive and is expected to receive payments from multiple sources. The payments received to date have been from the Distributor Settlement. The town will also be receiving payments from the Janssen Settlement.
To date Ledyard has received $53,1134.19 (Perdue Pharma) from the National Opioid Settlement. He stated Ledyard has filed their second submission which was from Teva, Allergan, Walgreens, CVS and Walmart.
Funding received from the National Opioid Settlement was being deposited into Account #20810201-58206-24206 (National Opioid Settlement).
Funds are to be used exclusively for opioid abatement purposes, including, but not limited to, expanding access to opioid use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery options, etc.
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Meeting Action Detail:
Finance Committee Meeting 06/7/2023:
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