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RESOLUTION 2024- 002 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS O F INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA APPROVING THE ALLOCATION OF OPIOID CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT FUNDS WHEREAS, on June 15, 2021, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (Board) approved a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the State of Florida Attorney General's Office that serves as the allocation agreement between the State of Florida and the local governments on the settlement of various opioid class action cases; and WHEREAS, the County will receive approximately $1.2 million for FY 2023-24 in settlement proceeds from the larger Defendants in the lawsuit that will be paid out over 17 years; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the settlement, these funds are to be used only for opioid related abatement of opioid use disorder (OUD) and mental health issues related to OUD as listed in Schedules A and B in the MOU; and WHEREAS, the Board created the Public Safety Council for Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse ("Council") to make recommendation as to the allocation of the settlement funds from the larger defendants. The Council met several times this year and at their November 17, 2023 meeting heard presentations from groups requesting funds; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of December 12, 2023, and again on January 9, 2024, the Board reviewed the recommendation of the Council and heard input on the matter from the applicants and the public. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners that: 1. The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners allocates funding from opioid class action settlement proceeds as follows: Organization Award Purpose Amount Indian River County Sheriff $350,000 for improvements to the treatment win Substance Awareness Center $200,000 consisting of $150,000 for jail treatment program and $50,000 for a needs assessment stud IRC Mental Health $40,000 for education, training and public Collaborative awareness 19th Judicial Circuit Drug Court $305,000 for in and out patient treatment Treasure Coast Homeless $282,000 for housing out-patient and jail release Council housing Total $1,177,000 2. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network.