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Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the agreement with Communities for Recovery to provide peer recovery counseling services for community intervention to prevent opioid overdoses by using evidence-based practices in opioid stewardship, opioid use disorder, and opioid harm reduction, to extend the agreement with a 12-month term ending on March 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $500,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Public Health Department's Opioid Settlement Fund Budget. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Public Health Department's Opioid Settlement Fund. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
April 10, 2025 - Council authorized the negotiation and execution of an agreement with Communities for Recovery to provide peer recovery counseling services for community intervention to prevent opioid overdoses by using evidence-based practices in opioid stewardship, opioid use disorder, and opioid harm reduction for a 12-month term ending on March 31, 2026, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $250,000 on an 11-0 vote.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Akeshia Johnson Smothers, Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5567; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, 512-972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
This action will authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 1 with Communities for Recovery, for the Opioid Abatement program to support the implementation of a public health prevention and education strategy to re...
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