Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on October 23, 2024, and signed by the Mayor on October 24, 2024, authorizing the Mayor to Accept Funds from the Opiod Settlement Fund for the State Fiscal Year 2025 to be Administered by the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau for Opiod Misuse Prevention Initiatives - ($10,053 to be accounted for in Revenue Code A2229.8. The appropriations shall be allocated as follows:
* A7330.101 & 104 (Salaries)
* A7330.402 (Travel)
* A7330.405 (Contracted Outside Services)
* A7330.458 (Miscellaneous Expenses)
* A7330.467 (Program Supplies),
be and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT
FUND FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE MOUNT VERNON YOUTH
BUREAU FOR OPIOID MISUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVES
Whereas, by letter dated October 3, 2024, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to accept the award of $10,053 from the Opioid Settlement Fund for State Fiscal Year 2025, as administered by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS); and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon has been awarded $10,053 from the Opioid Settlement Fund for State Fiscal Year 2025, as designated by the settlement agreement from the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS); and
Whereas, these funds are to be administered by the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau (MVYB) to develop and implement evidence-based prevention activities aimed at reducing and preventing the misuse of opioids within the community; and
Whereas, the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) designates these funds for specific uses under Schedule C "Approved Uses" for community-based opioid misuse prevention, focusing on prevention strategies, educat...
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