Title
An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 2 to the Budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024, as adopted by Ordinance No. 9704, Ordinance No. 9705, Ordinance No. 9706, Ordinance No. 9707, and Ordinance No. 9708, by amending the authorized expenditures of Opioid Settlement Funds for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
(Note: First read by Council on August 15, 2023. Passed by unanimous vote.)
Body
Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 2 to the Budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024, as adopted by Ordinance No. 9704, Ordinance No. 9705, Ordinance No. 9706, Ordinance No. 9707, and Ordinance No. 9708, by amending the authorized expenditures of Opioid Settlement Funds for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Key Issues:
-A national Opioid Settlement Fund has been established, money is distributed to the states, then to local municipalities
-The settlement payment timeline from the defendants range from three to ten years
-A presentation is being made to the Mayor and City Council at the August 15, 2023 meeting about the settlement and appropriate expenditures
-The City has received $56,839.81 from the Opioid Settlement Fund to date
-The City desires to use some of the funds to provide a treatment bed through a treatment facility for a person with opioid addiction
-The Police department is requesting the approval of authorized expenditures in the Grants and Settlements fund for appropriate expenditures
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of an Ordinance approving Amendment No. 2 to the Budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024, as adopted by Ordinance No. 9704, Ordinance No. 9705, Ordinance No. 9706, Ordinance No. 9707, and Ordinance No. 9708, by amending the authorized expenditures of Opioid Settlement Funds for the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Presenter
Rick Gentry, Budget Manager
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval