DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Ratification Of Joint Powers Agreement With Independent School Districts And Charter Schools To Expend Opioid Settlement Funds And Execute Joint Powers Agreement with Independent School District 199
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, opioid settlement funds are distributed and governed by the Amended Minnesota Opioid State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which sets forth authorized strategies in MOA Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 24-256 (May 21, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Community Services Director to execute a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Independent School District 199 (ISD 199) in an amount not to exceed $4,000 using opioid settlement funds for MOA Exhibit A strategies G.8, G.9, G.10, H.1, H.3, H.4, H.6, and H.7, for a term from April 25, 2025, through January 1, 2027; and
WHEREAS, by prior resolution, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized an amendment to the 2024 Non-Departmental Budget to allocate up to $80,000 in opioid settlement funds for reimbursement of up to $500 per school building in Dakota County for eligible activities consistent with the MOA, including storage for mandated nasal naloxone, training, and support for community education and outreach; and
WHEREAS, in connection with that allocation, staff recommended entering into JPAs with Independent School Districts (ISD)s 192, 194, 196, 197, and 199, and Special School District 6 (SSD 6), to support eligible opioid awareness activities, opioid response training, and training equipment, with terms beginning upon execution and originally anticipated to end July 1, 2025; however, the executed JPAs have terms that run through January 1, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the JPAs provide the same funding opportunity, and ISDs 192, 194, 196, and 197 and SSD 6 have spent, or expect to spend, their allocated funds by January 1, 2027; and
WHEREAS, ISD 199 requires additional time to implement planned curriculum and has requested that its JPA term be extended through January 1, 2028; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby ratifies the joint powers agreements with school districts: SSD 6; ISD 192; ISD 194; ISD 196; ISD 197; and ISD 199, with terms through January 1, 2027, and authorizes the expenditures identified in those agreements to be made through January 1, 2027; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes an amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement with Independent School District 199, using opioid settlement funds for opioid awareness activities, opioid response training, and equipment for training, to extend the term through January 1, 2028, in accordance with the Amended Minnesota Opioid State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Exhibit A strategy items G.8, G.9, G.10, H.1, H.3, H.4, H.6, and H.7, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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BACKGROUND
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners is being asked to ratify the existing joint powers agreements (JPA)s with Special School District (SSD) 6 and Independent School Districts (ISD)s 192, 194, 196, 197, and 199. The agreements were executed with terms through January 1, 2027, although the original staff recommendation anticipated terms ending July 1, 2025. The JPAs support eligible opioid awareness activities, opioid response training, and training equipment using opioid settlement funds, including reimbursement of up to $500 per school building. The other participating districts have spent, or expect to spend, their allocations by January 1, 2027. ISD 199 has requested additional time to implement planned curriculum; therefore, staff is recommending that the Board also authorize an amendment extending the ISD 199 JPA term through January 1, 2028. The extension does not authorize expenditures.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners ratify the JPAs with SSD 6 and ISDs 192, 194, 196, 197, and 199, with terms through January 1, 2027, and authorize the expenditures identified in those agreements to be made through January 1, 2027. Staff also recommends authorizing an amendment to the JPA with ISD 199 to extend the term through January 1, 2028.
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FINANCIAL AND STAFFING IMPACTS
The original contracts were included in the 2024 Public Health budget and have been carried forward. Sufficient budget is available for the recommended action. The proposed extension of the ISD 199 JPA term does not authorize additional expenditures.
|
Project |
2023-2026 |
2027-2038 |
Total Committed |
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Addressing Opioid Addiction in Jail |
$1,248,208 |
$8,019,384 |
$9,267,592 |
|
Funding for Small Cities and Schools |
$275,000 |
$0 |
$275,000 |
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Equipping Community to Respond to Opioid Overdose |
$121,000 |
$0 |
$121,000 |
|
Leveraging Resources and Response Across the County |
$1,551,497 |
$4,446,957 |
$6,018,454 |
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Total |
$3,195,705 |
$12,486,341 |
$15,682,046 |
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
24-256; 05/21/24
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: RBA Contract Summary Sheet - ISD 199
CONTACT
Department Director: Gina Pistulka
Author: Jess Luce