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Form #: B-52 <br />7/18/91 <br />DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />County of Hawai'i Research and <br />DEPARTMENT: Development DATE: <br />STAFF Douglas Adams / Timothy <br />CONTACT: Hansen PHONE <br />A. REQUEST: <br />December 15, 2023 <br />County of Hawaii Research and Development (R&D) is requesting to amend Ordinance #23-50 by <br />appropriating the following: <br />Revenue: <br />State Department of Health — Hawai'i Opioid Settlement Funds #?XXXXXX $478,400.00 <br />Expenditure: <br />2023-25 Hawai'i Island Fentanyl Task Force <br />#?XXXXXX $ 478,400.00 <br />This appropriation request for $478,400.00 represents 2 years of funding for the operations of the <br />Hawai'i Island Fentanyl Task Force (HIFTF). <br />B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br />The State of Hawaii, Department of Health is providing the County of Hawai'i, through Research and <br />Development, funding to provide funding to support the on -going operations of the Hawai'i Island <br />Fentanyl Task Force for fiscal years 2023 — 2025 including covering essential expenses such as <br />staffing, facility expenses, trainings, and support services that are crucial to the functioning of the task <br />force and it's six working groups. Beginning in 2022, the HIFTF also holds an annual Opioid Summit. <br />HIFTF vision is a community that is aware, informed, and empowered to prevent addiction, drug <br />overdose, and other consequences of drug use on Hawaii Island. Their mission is to reduce the <br />demand and supply of illicit drugs in all age groups, especially fentanyl through education, prevention, <br />treatment, harm reduction and recovery support activities, and we support law enforcement and judicial <br />initiatives. After much deliberation and collaboration, the Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force developed a <br />Five -Year Strategic Plan. Priorities, goals, and objectives were identified, as well as dashboard <br />measures to track key performance and outcomes. HIFTF strategic priorities include: <br />Priority 1: Education and Prevention - Combating the Opioid Crisis through the expansion of education <br />and prevention activities; Priority 2: Early Intervention - Ensure there are systems in place for proper <br />screening and early intervention; Priority 3: Treatment Services - Addressing addiction and co-occurring <br />mental Illness through the expansion of treatment options on island; Priority 4: Recovery Support. <br />Enhancing both informal and formal recovery support services in our community; Priority 5: Harm <br />Reduction - Advocating for Harm Reduction Legislation and Community Initiatives. Priority 6: Data <br />Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication - Improving Data Collection, Analysis, and Communication <br />Dissemination. <br />SIGNED: <br />�. � DATE: <br />Department Head <br />