June 28, 2022Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs a an.52 million agreement with Dogwood Health Trust to accept funding for a multi-year staff position and technical assistance to develop…
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The City is receiving a total of $1,519,518 in funding from the National Opioid Settlement, and expects to maximize the impact of these funds through strategic and coordinated efforts with Buncombe County and other key community partners.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “Because of the correlation between the opioid epidemic and housing instability, this position will work closely with other departmental initiatives related to the intersecting issues of homelessness, affordable housing, and economic development.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Dogwood Health Trust to accept funding for a multi-year staff position and technical assistance to develop a strategic response to the opioid epidemic
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Wisler and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 22-144 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DOGWOOD HEALTH TRUST TO ACCEPT FUNDING FOR A MULTI-YEAR STAFF POSITION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item G