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<br />Page 1 of 3 <br />Public Health Office “Study Session Staff Report”, 12/23/2024 <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STAFF REPORT FOR <br />STUDY SESSION <br /> <br />Public Health Office <br /> <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: 4/22/2026 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Opioid Settlement Funding Request <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion/Decision <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Kasey Knutson, Human Services Manager <br />Chelsey Loeffers, Public Health Director <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Review Kittitas County Jail request to determine approval, denial, partial funding for allocation <br />request of $346,886.28 for fiscal year 2026 and $892,094.93 for fiscal year 2027. <br /> <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• The activities presented by the Kittitas County Jail align with the One Washington MOU <br />Opioid Settlement allowed activities and the Kittitas County Community Health <br />Improvement Plan, specifically: <br />o Expand availability of treatment for OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br />conditions, co-usage, and/or co-addiction, including all forms of Medication <br />Assisted Treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. <br />o Support detoxification and withdrawal management services for persons with <br />OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, co-usage, and/or co-addiction, <br />including medical detox, referral to treatment, or connections to other services or <br />supports. <br />o Support workforce development for addiction professionals who work with <br />persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, co-usage, and/or <br />co-addiction. <br />o Provide evidence-informed treatment, including MAT, recovery support, or other <br />appropriate services to individuals with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH <br />conditions, co-usage, and/or co-addiction who are incarcerated in jail or prison. <br />Provide training on best practices for addressing the needs of criminal-justice- <br />involved persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, co- <br />usage, and/or co-addiction to law enforcement, correctional, or judicial personnel <br />or to providers of treatment, recovery, case management, or other services <br />offered in connection with any of the strategies described in this section. <br />o According to the Kittitas County Jail, from 2020 through September 2026 the jail <br />has been funded by the Department of Justice COSSAP/COSSUP