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Agenda Staff Report
AGENDA DATE:
April 7, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED:
The Board of County Commissioners approves public notice for the 2026 one-time request for
proposal (RFP) for the opioid abatement strategies.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of County Commissioners and the City of Ellensburg have pooled a portion of their
opioid settlement funds for a one-time RFP. Kittitas County and the City of Ellensburg are
participating local governments who executed both the One Washington Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) Between Washington Municipalities and the MOU between the Greater
Columbia Region Municipalities to Establish and Opioid Abatement Council to establish a
framework for distribution and oversite of opioid funds.
The RFP will be a one-time distribution, and the purpose of the funds will follow the MOU
abatement strategy requirements.
INTERACTION:
Kittitas County Prosecutors: Reviewed and approved 03/23/2026
Kittitas County Auditors:
RECOMMENDATION:
The Board of County Commissioners approves public notice for the 2026 one-time request for
proposal (RFP) for the opioid abatement strategies.
HANDLING:
N/A
LEAD STAFF:
Kasey Knutson