Sec. 84.301. - Opioid Settlement Proceeds Allocation for Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grants.

The City of Jacksonville shall make an initial appropriation to the OSUD Grants Committee in an amount equal to 40 percent of total Opioid Settlement Proceeds deposited in the Opioid Settlement Special Revenue Fund created by Section 111.265 , Ordinance Code, as of July 1, 2023. Thereafter, on or before April 1 of each year, the Finance and Administration Department shall calculate the total Opioid Settlement Proceeds deposited in the Opioid Settlement Special Revenue Fund during the immediately preceding calendar year. The annual funding amount for Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grants shall, at a minimum, be equal to 70 percent of the total Opioid Settlement Proceeds deposited in the Opioid Settlement Special Revenue Fund during the immediately preceding calendar year. This appropriation shall be included in the Mayor's proposed annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Grants Committee shall not award or allocate funding to requesting agencies under this Chapter until after the City Council has approved the annual budget ordinance. Any Opioid Settlement Proceeds appropriated to the OSUD Grants Committee for Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grants that are not awarded or that remain unencumbered at the end of a fiscal year shall not be returned to the Opioid Settlement Special Revenue Fund but shall carry forward to the next fiscal year for subsequent award by the OSUD Grants Committee. The City appropriation for the next fiscal year shall not be reduced by the amount of any unencumbered or unawarded residual funds from prior fiscal years. (Ord. 2023-350-E , § 2; Ord. 2023-836-E , § 3)