City of Albuquerque - File #: R-23-174

• File #: R-23-174
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 10/2/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/16/2023
• Enactment date: 10/26/2023
• Enactment #: R-2023-090
• Title: Establishing A Policy For The Expenditure Of Opioid Settlement Monies (Fiebelkorn, Grout, Bassan)
• Sponsors: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Renée Grout, Brook Bassan

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2023	City Clerk	Published
10/24/2023	Mayor	Not Signed by the Mayor
10/19/2023	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
10/16/2023	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/2/2023	City Council	Introduced
10/2/2023	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-174 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Ren?e Grout, Brook Bassan


RESOLUTION
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Establishing A Policy For The Expenditure Of Opioid Settlement Monies (Fiebelkorn, Grout, Bassan)
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ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT MONIES.
WHEREAS, opioid settlement monies are being provided to address the damages inflicted by the widespread marketing and misuse of synthetic opioids, its impact on our public health and safety, on families and individuals, and the local economy; and
WHEREAS, the term "opioid" can be used to include plant-derived opiates, semisynthetic opioids such as oxycodone, which have compounds from plant sources and fully synthetic opioids which are completely humanmade via laboratories; and
WHEREAS, opioid settlement monies are insufficient to address the full spectrum of needs of our community as it relates to opioid use disorder, but these monies offer a unique and potentially transformational opportunity for targeted spending to address some of these needs; and
WHEREAS, opioid settlement monies are a one-time source of funding and should thus fund effective evidence-based, culturally responsive, trauma-responsive, and promising practices to address addiction, homelessness due to addiction, and prevention, intervention, and treatment programs and facilities; and
WHEREAS, the planned, strategic spending of these funds should include a focus on addressing community impacts of opioids, in alignment with the advice of behavioral health, community prevention, and addiction treatment providers who are experts in the area of behavioral health, positive youth development, family engagement, and public health and policy experts, such as the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Rand Corporation, the National Association of Counties, and local providers such as those on the AT...