Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Reappointment of Councilman Anthony Bonna to the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board.
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Submitted By: Brandon Dolan, Executive Assistant
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): St. Lucie County has requested that the City assist in ratifying the updated membership roster for the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board (“OAFAB”) by confirming the reappointment of Councilman Anthony Bonna as the City’s representative on that board, as City’s designated seat is currently listed as having an expired term. This reappointment is needed to finalize the OAFAB’s roster.
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Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council reappoint Councilman Anthony Bonna as the City’s representative on the OAFAB for the next two-year term.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council reject the recommendation and appoint another individual to serve as the City’s representative on the OAFAB for the next two-year term.
2. Move that the Council reject the recommendation and provide direction.
Background: On April 23, 2024, the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 24-081 providing its support to participate in a unified plan for the allocation and use of opioid settlement proceeds to address opioid-related impacts within the county. On December 14, 2021, an Interlocal Agreement Governing Use of St. Lucie County Regional Opioid Settlement Funds No. C21-12-868 was entered into by St. Lucie County, the City of Port St. Lucie, the City of Fort Pierce, and the St. Lucie County Fire District.
The purpose of the OAFAB is to study and analyze data related to the opioid epidemic and abatement programming in St. Lucie County; to determine funding, programs, services, and location priorities for the upcoming year; to review the outcome of programs and services funded by its recommendations; and to present recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners annually for approval.
The OAFAB is comprised of the following members appointed for two-year terms: 1) One member appointed by the City of Port St. Lucie; 2) One member appointed by the City of Fort Pierce; 3) One member appointed by the St. Lucie County Fire District; 4) One member appointed by the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office; 5) The Public Defender for the 19th Judicial Circuit or designee; 6) One member appointed by Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc.; 7) One member nominated by the County Administrator and appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to represent the hospitals in St. Lucie County; 8) One member nominated by the County Administrator and appointed by the Board of County Commissioner to represent the mental health community with expertise in public health and addiction; and 9) One county commissioner appointed by the Board of County Commissioners Chair.
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Attachments: OAFAB Term email from Florida Department of Health, St. Lucie
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
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