2024 RECOMMENDATION TO HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE -
OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS - BH
WEGLEITNER, ROSE, CHAWLA and BLAZEWICZ
Sponsors:
The amendment passed by a voice vote of 4-0. GALEY and SMITH abstained from the
vote.
SMITH recommended an amendment stating adding 3.0 FTE Chronic Disease
Specialist positions to support Syringe Services in Public Health (line 57)
E. Items Requiring Committee Action
F. Presentations
1. Recognition of Community Partners for their work with Overdose Awareness Day
Skye Boughman with Safe Communities reported for Overdose Awareness
Day.
2. Opioid Harm Reduction - Rebalanced Life Wellness Association - Aaron Perry
Aaron Perry from Dane County Children Youth and Families presented about
opioid harm reduction.
G. Reports to Committee
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda
Tarah Stangler, Harm Reduction Services Director at OutReach LGBTQ
Community Center spoke and is in favor of the work that the board is doing and
in bringing funding back into the community.
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law
K. Adjourn
A motion to adjourn was made by ROSE, seconded by GALEY. The meeting
adjourned at 6:21 PM.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Kelsi Gullickson, pending committee approval.