DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Adopt Annual Work Plan For Board Appointed Opioid Response Advisory Committee
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Dakota County Opioid Response Committee (ORAC) was established as a Board appointed committee in October 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County ORAC supports the development of a comprehensive and effective countywide response to the opioid crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County ORAC provides recommendations to the County Board on the use of Opioid Settlement Funds for external projects and initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County policy 1015 requires that Board appointed committees must consult at least annually with the County Board Committees of the Whole to seek direction on the topics on which they will advise the County Board (annual work plan) to ensure that the committee’s work complements the County mission and goals; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County policy 1015 requires periodic committee reports be scheduled on the appropriate County Board committee or board meeting agendas; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, Public Health surveyed community members and partners on opioid response strategies to address the current crisis; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County ORAC has developed a one-year work plan that complements the County mission and goals and focuses on ORAC’s mission of advising the County Board on the use of community designated opioid settlement funds; and
WHEREAS, upon Board approval of the 2024 work plan, ORAC will work towards accomplishing its goals as outlined in the work plan and keep the Board informed of its progress.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the adoption of the 2024 annual work plan for the Dakota County Opioid Response Advisory Committee.
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