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Resolution to Accept and Appropriate Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award of $25,086 for Opioid Harm Reduction Efforts and Sharps Disposal (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The JAG Program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution, indigent defense, courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, planning, evaluation, technology improvement, crime victim and witness initiatives, mental health programs and related law enforcement and corrections programs, including behavioral programs and crisis intervention teams.
The City of Ann Arbor was awarded a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) of $25,086.00. We propose utilizing these funds to expand substance use disorder (SUD) harm reduction efforts within the community. The City of Ann Arbor, through its deflection program, Supportive Connections, will use JAG funds in three ways to address SUD and the related harm within our community:
1. Provide Naloxone/Narcan in public park restroom areas.
a. JAG funds would be used to purchase 15 Naloxone wall-mounted dispensers. The dispensers would go in restrooms and/or public areas in park buildings within the City of Ann Arbor. Naloxone will be obtained through the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS).
b. We will target areas where substance use has been identified and overdoses have occurred. The dispenser models will have instructional use information and contain enough Narcan so daily maintenance will not be required. Supportive Connections staff will maintain the dispensers.
2. Provide sharps containers in the public restrooms in the Larcom City Hall Building and the Justice Center.
a. Installation of the dispensers and disposal of the used sharps will be handled by a contracted maintenance company.
3. Assemble and provide 150 opioid abatement kits....
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