Regional Opioid Abatement Council
Background
In 2020-2021, opioids settlements were reached nationwide with the “Big 3” opioid distributors (McKesson, 卡地纳健康, and AmerisourceBergen) and Johnson & Johnson to resolve claims by state and local governments that these companies contributed to the opioid epidemic. As a requirement of these agreements, states had to have significant participation by their counties and municipalities in order to receive maximum base and bonus payments.
In 2021, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser worked with Arapahoe County and other local governments to develop and execute the Colorado Opioids Summary Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that established how opioid funds were to be divided and distributed within the State of Colorado. The Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners approved this MOU at 他们10月的会议. 26, 2021.
The Colorado MOU establishes specific parameters regarding the statewide allocation of settlement funds from the nationwide opioid litigation, which distributes 20% directly to counties/municipalities that sign the MOU and 60% to county-based regions. All settlement funds are required to be used for opioid abatement through prevention, treatment and harm reduction. I the MOU requires each region to create a “Regional Council” to help distribute these funds towards appropriate uses. Arapahoe County and its municipalities are considered their own region—Region 9—within the state’s framework.
Arapahoe County Regional Opioid Abatement Council
Arapahoe County worked in partnership with its participating municipalities to develop an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) that establishes the composition of the regional council and governance structure. Per the requirements of the Colorado MOU, this council will develop a two-year plan that identifies how the Opioid Funds will be used. The IGA also designates Arapahoe County as the fiscal agent for receipt and distribution of these funds on behalf of the regional council. The Board of County Commissioners approved this IGA at their meeting on May 24, 2022.
The Arapahoe County Regional Opioid Council (AC Regional Council) is comprised of the following voting members:
- Arapahoe County Commissioner Bill Holen
- Arapahoe County Commissioner Leslie Summey
- Arapahoe County 公共卫生 Director Jennifer Ludwig
- Arapahoe County 人类服务 Director Cheryl Ternes
- Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown
- Municipal 执法 Representative: Chief of Police Dustin Varney, 格林伍德村
- 18th Judicial District: 地方检察官 John Kellner
- City of 极光: Councilmember Francoise Bergan
- City of 百周年: Mayor Stephanie Piko
- West Arapahoe County (恩格尔伍德, 谢里丹, 利特尔顿): Councilmember Gretchen Rydin, 利特尔顿
- East Arapahoe County and smaller communities: 班尼特 Town Administrator Trish Stiles
Non-voting members of the AC Regional Council include all the communities of Arapahoe County, 鹿径除外, which opted not to sign the statewide MOU. 这包括:
- 极光
- 班尼特
- 弓3月
- 百周年
- 樱桃山村
- 耧斗菜谷
- 恩格尔伍德
- Foxfield
- 格兰岱尔市
- 格林伍德村
- 利特尔顿
- 谢里丹
There is also be a Technical Advisory Committee to advise the AC Regional Council on topic-specific items and act as subject-matter experts.
Any questions about the Arapahoe County Regional Opioid Abatement Council or their process may be sent to ACOpioidCouncil@ngskmc-eis.net.
会议
View future meeting dates as well as past meeting recordings and agendas through our Legistar Portal.
资源
Where to go if someone you know is facing an opioid addiction:
What Colorado organizations are doing to prevent opioid addiction:
