AUTHORIZING THE OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW GRANT

Committee Status: 
Approved
Budget Status: 
Budgeted
Decision Impact: 
Routine
FTE Impact: 
No
Funding Source: 
Grant

Purpose

This objective of this contract is to facilitate a multi-agency overdose death review team to conduct confidential case reviews of overdose fatalities in Sauk County. The overdose death review team will prevent future overdose deaths in Sauk County by identifying missed opportunities for prevention and gaps in systems; building relationships between local stakeholders; recommending and implementing changes in policies, programs, practices, and laws; and informing local substance misuse and overdose prevention strategies.

Background

This resolution authorizes the Sauk County Health Department to contract with the Wisconsin Department of Justice to receive and carryout the Overdose Fatality Review grant in the amount of $29,894, for the period of performance beginning 9/1/2019 and ending 8/31/2020.

 

This objective of this contract is to facilitate a multi-agency overdose death review team to conduct confidential case reviews of overdose fatalities in Sauk County. The overdose death review team will prevent future overdose deaths in Sauk county by identifying missed opportunities for prevention and gaps in systems; building relationships between local stakeholders; recommending and implementing changes in policies, programs, practices, and laws; and informing local substance misuse and overdose prevention strategies.

 

This grant is a renewal of a grant the Health Department has held the last two years.

This is the earliest we are able to seek County Board approval due to timing of receipt of documents from the Department of Justice.

Resolution Files: 
File 2020_overdosefatalityreview_resolution.docx
File overdose_fatality_review_grant_award_2020-pd-01-15769_sauk.docx
File 2020_overdosefatalityreview_resolution2.docx

Resolution Body

RESOLUTION NO. _____ - 2020

AUTHORIZING THE OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW GRANT

 

Background:  This resolution authorizes the Sauk County Health Department to contract with the Wisconsin Department of Justice to receive and carryout the Overdose Fatality Review grant in the amount of $29,894, for the period of performance beginning 9/1/2019 and ending 8/31/2020. This objective of this contract is to facilitate a multi-agency overdose death review team to conduct confidential case reviews of overdose fatalities in Sauk County. The overdose death review team will prevent future overdose deaths in Sauk County by identifying missed opportunities for prevention and gaps in systems; building relationships between local stakeholders; recommending and implementing changes in policies, programs, practices, and laws; and informing local substance misuse and overdose prevention strategies. This grant is a renewal of a grant the Health Department has held the last two years. This is the earliest we are able to seek County Board approval due to timing of receipt of documents from the Department of Justice.

 Fiscal Impact: [ ] None [X] Budgeted Expenditure [ ] Not Budgeted

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, who met in regular session, that the Sauk County Board of  Supervisors authorize the Sauk County Health Department to enter in to a one year contract with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, effective September 01, 2019.

 

For consideration by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on May 19, 2020.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

BOARD OF HEALTH COMMITTEE

 

________________________________             _______________________________

PATRICIA REGO                                            REBECCA KLITZKE

 

________________________________             _______________________________

THOMAS DORNER                                        DONNA STEHLING

 

________________________________             ________________________________            
DIANE REINFELDT                                       KIANA BEAUDIN

 

________________________________

KEN CARLSON

                                                                                               

                                   

 

Fiscal Note:  Receipt of the expenditure of $29,894 will be split between the County’s 2019 and 2020 fiscal years.  These can be absorbed into the existing budgets.

Information System Note:  No information systems impact.

 

 

Requested Board Review Date: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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