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Ordinance Appropriating Funding from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in the Amount of $600,000 for Continuation of the Opioid Overdose Intervention Program
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Department: Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Meeting Date: 11/17/2026 Contact Name: Kara Spencer Public Hearing: No Contact Phone: 919-765-0461 Advertising Date/Advertised By: Attachments: Attachment #1: Ordinance; Attachment #2: Coastal Horizon Contract; Attachment #3: Contract Amendment #1; Attachment #4: Scope of Work and Annual Budget
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate grant funds received from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in the amount of $600,000 towards the continuation of the Opioid Overdose Intervention Program. The ordinance acknowledges receipt of those funds and contemplates continuing the contract with Coastal Horizons to provide services related to the Opioid Overdose Intervention Program, as set forth in the attached scope of work and annual budget.
BACKGROUND:
The City previously worked with its legislative delegation in the NC House and Senate to secure funds for an opioid pilot program designed to provide street-level, proactive services to individuals who have experienced an overdose due to opioid abuse. Following an RFP process, the City partnered with Coastal Horizons to establish a Quick Response Team (“QRT”) with the goal of proactively seeking out individuals who have experienced an overdose and have refused counseling or in-patient treatment. To date, the success of the Program and the QRT have been predicated on the collaboration and cooperation of numerous partnerships with local organizations who share in the mission of reducing overdose rates and the overall detrimental impacts caused to the community by opioid abuse. The current contract for these services between the City and Coastal Horizons was entered into on May 29, 2024, with a termination date of June 30, 2028.
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