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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $3,000.00 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority and to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency to be called the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover Grant” line item, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to such new line item by $3,000.00, all for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Hanover County to support the Project Recover initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, is authorized to accept funds in the amount of $3,000.00 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Hanover County to support the Project Recover initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
§ 2. That Article I, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2024-099, adopted May 13, 2024, which adopted a General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and made appropriations pursuant thereto, be and is hereby amended by creating a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency called the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover Grant” line item for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Hanover County to support the Project Recover initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
§ 3. That the funds received from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority are hereby appropriated to the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, by increasing estimated revenues by $3,000.00, increasing the amount appropriated for expenditures by $3,000.00, and allotting to the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover Grant” line item in the Non-Departmental agency the sum of $3,000.00, for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Hanover County to support the Project Recover initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
§ 4. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.
City of Richmond
Intracity Correspondence
O&R Transmittal
DATE: March 20, 2025
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: The Honorable Danny Avula, Mayor
THROUGH: Sabrina Joy-Hogg, Interim Chief Administrative Officer
THROUGH: Sheila White, Director of Finance
THROUGH: Meghan Brown, Director of Budget and Strategic Planning
THROUGH: Shunda Giles, Interim DCAO for Human Services
FROM: J.D. Ratliff, Policy Advisor
RE: Continuing the Project Recover initiative as part of a collaborative grant from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority
ORD. OR RES. No. ______________________________________________________
PURPOSE: To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $3,000.00 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, and to amend the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 General Fund Budget by creating a new line item in the Non-Departmental agency to be called the “Hanover County OAA Project Recover Grant” line item, and to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriate to such new line item by $3,000.00 all for the purpose of making a grant of matching funds to Hanover County to support the Project Recover initiative funded by the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.
BACKGROUND: Virginia’s Opioid Abatement Authority is an independent body, the purpose of which is to abate and remediate the opioid epidemic in the Commonwealth through financial support from the Fund, in the form of grants, donations, or other assistance, for efforts to treat, prevent, and re-duce opioid use disorder and the misuse of opioids in the Commonwealth. The OAA offers competitive grant awards from Opioid Abatement Fund for cooperative projects involving multiple cities and/or counties. The City of Richmond partnered with our regional counterparts on two cooperative applications in the OAA’s initial application cycle; both were chosen for funding. This Ordinance speaks to one of those projects, an implementation grant of $192,831 to expand Project Recover by placing additional Peer Recovery Specialists with first responders. Hanover County serves as the fiscal agent and lead applicant on the project. Participating localities include Richmond, Hanover County, and Chesterfield County. The localities are required to develop and execute an MOU to facilitate the project. Each participating locality is providing $3,000 in matching funds toward the project for FY2025. The OAA also has allocated dedicated funds to all Virginia localities for their own use. Richmond was granted and will accept $3,000 of those funds to contribute the matching dollars toward this project. As part of the funded application, the OAA has agreed to release those matching funds to Richmond. The City will then provide those funds directly to Hanover who will facilitate the funded project. This O&R request allows for the execution of an MOU, and acceptance and distribution of those matching funds to Hanover County.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Opioid abatement and remediation strategies utilized by the City of Richmond have and continue to be informed by significant stakeholder engagement and developed with direct input and support from external agencies and subject matter experts, including those on the Richmond Opioid Task Force.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL: RES. 2022-R013 declaring opioid drug overdose deaths as a public health crisis in the City of Richmond; Richmond Opioid Task Force.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact to the City. The City will receive $3,000 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority, which will be appropriated and passed through to Hanover County, serving as the fiscal agent, to fulfill the City’s required match. The City’s match is fully funded by the grant proceeds received from the Authority, consistent with the approach used by all participating localities.
DESIRED EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon adoption
REQUESTED INTRODUCTION DATE: May 12, 2025
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING DATE: May 27, 2025
REQUESTED AGENDA: Consent agenda
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL COMMITTEE: None. See Rule VI(B)(3)(c).
AFFECTED AGENCIES: Budget and Strategic Planning, Finance, Neighborhood and Community Services
RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING ORD. OR RES.: Res. No. 2018-R094; Ord. No. 2021-234; Res. No. 2021-R078; Resolution 2022-R013; Res. No. 2023-R010; Ord. No. 2023-293; Ord. No. 2024-099; Ord. No. 2025-002
ATTACHMENTS: Health Brigade SUD Treatment Program AATF Ordinance Language, Health Brigade SUD Treatment Program AATF Grant Contract, Janssen Settlement Exhibit E Approved Uses
STAFF: Jason Alley, Policy Advisor for Opioid Response Coordination, 804-852-4838, Jason.Alley@rva.gov <mailto:Jason.Alley@rva.gov>
J.D. Ratliff, Policy Advisor, 804-646-6056, James.Ratliff@rva.gov <mailto:James.Ratliff@rva.gov>