DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
title
Authorization To Execute Joint Powers Agreements With Eight Cities And Dakota County Drug Task Force For Pharmaceutical Collection Program
end
RESOLUTION
body
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners supports public safety and the protection of public health and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the nonmedical use and disposal of prescription drugs are growing problems in the United States; and
WHEREAS, expired or unwanted pharmaceuticals or over-the-counter medications from households have traditionally been disposed of by flushing them down the toilet or drain, which can cause pollution in wastewater and which has been demonstrated to cause adverse effects to fish and other aquatic life; and
WHEREAS, pharmaceuticals are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse; and
WHEREAS, removing expired or unwanted pharmaceuticals from the possibility of potential abuse and keeping them out of the environment are important goals; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 11-514 (October 18, 2011) the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized an interim collection program for unused, unwanted, or expired pharmaceuticals by installing drop boxes in the cities of West St. Paul and Burnsville and at the Dakota County Law Enforcement Center in Hastings; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 13-042 (January 22, 2013), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to implement a pharmaceutical drug collection program for the collection and proper disposal of pharmaceuticals, including controlled substances, by installing secure drop boxes at the cities of Apple Valley, Eagan, Farmington, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Mendota Heights, Rosemount, and South St. Paul to expand on the program already in place at the Dakota County Law Enforcement Center in Hastings and at the West St. Paul and Burnsville Police Departments; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-324 (June 19, 2018), and Res...
Click here for full text