DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Update On Costs Related To Opioid Crisis
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Receive updates on the costs incurred by the Opioid Crisis and provide guidance on next steps.
SUMMARY
Under Minn. Stat. ? 145A, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners acts as the community health board and has responsibility to prevent disease and disability and to promote and protect the health and safety of county citizens.
Public Health provided a second update on the County's response to its inclusion in the Minnesota Opioids State-Subdivision Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on November 29, 2022 and provided an initial update on August 16, 2022. At the November Community Services Committee of the Whole meeting staff were asked to address the following:
1. County impact of opioid programs and services
2. Funding timeline
3. Estimated City Funding
Since November, staff has collaborated with the Office of Planning and Analysis (OPA) to determine the county impact of opioid programs and services. The program and financial summary provides an overview of current county programs as well as an estimated levy cost from varying years. (Attachment: Program and Financial Summary).
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office estimated that Dakota County will receive $9,814,545 from settlements with Johnson & Johnson and three Distributors but given the need for backstop fees to be removed, staff believes the County will receive roughly $9,127,527. As more settlements are finalized, Dakota County will receive additional funding, but to date, no information about funding amounts from these additional settlements has been communicated. Per the MOA a seven percent (7%) reduction in the total amount was anticipated to be allocated to a Backstop Fund for payment of the attorney fees and costs owed by Litigating Local Governments to private attorneys. Per the 2023 budget approval process, a 1.0 full-time equivalent Opioid Coordinat...
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