City of Milwaukee - File #: 211478

• File #: 211478
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/18/2022
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/8/2022
• Title: Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a FY2021 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: DRUG ABUSE, GRANTS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/17/2022	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/8/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
2/2/2022	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
1/27/2022	0	PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Appearing: MFD - Chief Aaron Lipski	Pass	5:0
1/18/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
211478

Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY

Title
Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a FY2021 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Fire Department to accept and fund the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in the amount of $1,200,000. This is an additional funding source for The Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative (MORI). MORI has taken a community-wide approach towards addressing the opioid epidemic with this project. MORI is a coordinated partnership between the Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) and the Milwaukee Fire Department Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) Program. The purpose of the project is to decrease overdose fatalities, increase access to evidence-based treatment and decrease emergency department usage.

Body
Whereas, Under the terms of CFDA/AL Program #16.838, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to decrease overdose fatalities, increase access to evidence-based treatment and decrease emergency department usage; and

Whereas, The operation of this grant project from 10/01/21 to 09/30/24 would cost $1,200,000 entirely provided by the grantor; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that application to the U.S. Department of Justice is authorized and the Fire Department shall accept this grant without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Milwaukee Code of Ordinances Section 304-81; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2022 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Project fund, the following amount for the project titled Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) Grant:
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