DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreements With Cities In Dakota County To Support Eligible Opioid Settlement Activities And Amend 2024 Non-Departmental Budget
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, on October 3, 2023, Dakota County Public Health held a board workshop to discuss next steps related to the opioid response and as a part of that meeting, Public Health requested the consideration of up to $195,000 for cities in Dakota County with populations between 10,000 and 30,000 to support eligible activities in accordance with the Amended Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) funded through the National Opioid Settlement Funds; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the MOA, Dakota County will draw from special revenue funds as follows:
1. Opioid Settlement Funds can be used for a purpose when the Governing Body includes in its budget or passes a separate resolution authorizing the expenditure of a stated amount of Opioid Settlement Funds for that purpose or those purposes during a specified period of time.
2. The budget or resolution must (i) indicate that it is an authorization for expenditures of opioid settlement funds; (ii) state the specific strategy or strategies the county or city intends to fund, using the item letter and/or number in Exhibit A to identify each funded strategy, if applicable; and (iii) state the amount dedicated to each strategy for a stated period of time
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WHEREAS, in accordance with the MOA Section III. D, Dakota County may grant Opioid Settlement Funds to another entity for that entity to fund one or more strategies stated in the MOA Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is ultimately responsible for monitoring and tracking the use of the funds it grants to satisfy its reporting obligations; and
WHEREAS, staff requests authorization to enter into joint powers agreements (JPA)s with the cities of Farmington, Hastings, Mendota Heights, Ro...
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