DEPARTMENT
Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to replace one (1) voting member of the seven (7) members of the Fulton County Opioid Abatement Advisory Council ("Opioid Advisory Council). Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) requests approval of one (1) nominee, Shawn Mason, as a voting member of the Fulton County Regional Advisory Council for the Opioid Abatement Program. This nominee shall fill the spot vacated by former member Robin Buckley and will serve as a survivor of the disease of addiction as a person with lived experience, as specified in the council's requirements. This nominee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners up to an initial term of two (2) years. (APPROVED)
The Opioid Advisory Council shall consist of the following voting members: (1) a designee of the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, as nominated by the Sheriff and confirmed by the Board of Commissioners; (2) a member designated by the executive team of the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and confirmed by the Board of Commissioners; (3) a member of the Fulton County Board of Health, as nominated by the Fulton County Board of Health and confirmed by the Board of Commissioners; (4) an academic member with a background in substance use and recovery, as nominated by the Director of the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and confirmed by the Board of Commissioners; (5) a substance use disorder treatment provider within Fulton County licensed by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), as nominated by the Director of the Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and confirmed by the Board of Commissioners; (6) a survivor of the disease of addiction or a family member who has lost a loved one to the disease, as ...
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