Sec. 84.303. - Opioid Settlement Proceeds Funded Categories.

(a) Annual Recommendations. On or before March 1 of each year, the OSUD Grants Committee shall assess the needs of the community and recommend to the City Council the percentage of Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grants funds appropriated by the City Council to be allocated to each of the following Opioid Settlement Proceeds funded categories: (1) Prevention; (2) Treatment; (3) Recovery Support. The OSUD Grants Committee shall also recommend whether the OSUD Grants Committee shall award funding to requesting agencies under this Part via a Request for Proposal pursuant to Chapter 126 , Ordinance Code, or through the grant application process outlined in this Part. For the initial year of this Opioid Settlement Proceeds Grants program (Fiscal Year 2023-2024), the allocation of funding to each Opioid Settlement Proceeds funding category shall be: Prevention - 34 percent, Treatment - 33 percent, and Recovery Support - 33 percent. The services provided to each category should be evaluated through the application. (b) Annual Establishment. The City Council shall review the recommendations of the OSUD Grants Committee and establish the percentage of funding allocation for each Opioid Settlement Proceeds funded category on or before May 1 of each year with the exception that the funding allocations for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 shall be as established in Section 84.303 (a). The grant recipients awarded under this Part shall provide services to the established Opioid Settlement Proceeds funded categories. (Ord. 2023-350-E , § 2)