Memorandum
Date: November 3, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director of Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Approve Memorandum of Understanding between Lake County Behavioral Health Services and Lake County Health Services Department, Public Health Division, for SafeRx Coordination Services funded through Opioid Settlement Funds for Fiscal Years 2026-27 and 2027-28, in an amount not to exceed $160,000, and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign
Executive Summary:
Lake County Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) is requesting approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Lake County Health Services Department, Public Health Division (LCHSD), to support continued coordination of the SafeRx coalition and related opioid prevention, outreach, education, harm reduction, treatment-access, and community engagement activities.
Under the MOU, LCHSD will designate staff to serve as the SafeRx Coordinator. The SafeRx Coordinator will facilitate coalition meetings and workgroups; engage healthcare providers, behavioral health partners, public safety agencies, schools, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders; coordinate community education, prevention, and outreach activities; support County-approved opioid remediation strategies; and collect and report program and outcome data. LCHSD will also submit an annual SafeRx work plan and proposed performance measures for LCBHS approval and provide quarterly activity, performance, and expenditure reports.
The MOU is funded through Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF). Funding will be provided through an advance interdepartmental transfer based on an annual line-item budget approved by LCBHS and shall not exceed $80,000 per fiscal year or $160,000 for the full two-year term. LCHSD will be required to complete a final fiscal reconciliation within sixty (60) calendar days following the close of each fiscal year, and any unspent, unsupported, un...
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