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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 for a 12-month term through March 31, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $750,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Opioid Settlement Fund Budget of Austin Public Health Department.
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Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Opioid Settlement Fund Budget of Austin Public Health Department.
Prior Council Action:
March 26, 2026 – Council authorized 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 on a 10-0 vote.
April 10, 2025 – Council authorized 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, 512-972-5012; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Akeshia Johnson Smothers, Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5567; Jua...
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