Lake County Illinois - File #: 23-1223

• File #: 23-1223
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution authorizing the creation of the Opioid Settlement Fund (Fund 771) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,552,141.80 of revenues received through national settlements to be used to offset the impact of opioid use.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/24/2023
• In control: Financial & Administrative Committee
• Final action: 9/12/2023
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the creation of the Opioid Settlement Fund (Fund 771) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,552,141.80 of revenues received through national settlements to be used to offset the impact of opioid use.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/12/2023	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
8/31/2023	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
8/29/2023	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing the creation of the Opioid Settlement Fund (Fund 771) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,552,141.80 of revenues received through national settlements to be used to offset the impact of opioid use.

Staff Summary
* In December 2021, the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement (IOAA) was approved by the Attorney General and by all Illinois Counties with a population over 250,000 for the opioid settlement distributions.
* In January 2022, national settlements were reached with the Janssen group (J&J) of companies and distributors, and the first payment was received in October 2022.
* The funding from the settlements will be received in payments over 18 years and funds must be used in accordance with the Opioid Settlement agreement to address the opioid epidemic through opioid remediation.
* The County will initially use some of the funding to hire an Opioid Coordinator and to implement an Opioid Education Program with the Regional Office of Education, and will develop a grant program to fund to service providers.

Body
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Lake County received Opioid Settlement funding as designated in the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement and approved by the Attorney General; and

WHEREAS, use of funds is restricted to Opioid Remediation and the terms and conditions as defined in the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement and the Opioid Settlement Agreement; and

WHEREAS, these funds must be deposited into a dedicated fund and used for specific purposes as stipulated in the Opioid Settlement Agreement; and

WHEREAS, an emergency appropriation is necessary to make the funding available for the execution of programming in compliance with the program requirements.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,552,141.80 is approved in both revenue and expense in the newly created Opioid Settlement Fund is hereby autho...