TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA, CEcD - Economic & Community Development Director
Jacqueline Abbott - Community Relations Manager, ECD
DATE: June 22, 2026
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Adoption of Amended Opioid Settlement Resolutions and Special Revenue OrdinancesTitle
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal I: The City of Fayetteville will be a safe and secure community.
Objective 1.3: To ensure low incidence of property and violent crime.
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work and
Recreate.
Objective 4.5: To ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods.
Objective 4.6: To reduce poverty and homelessness.
Goal V: The City of Fayetteville will be a financially sound city providing
exemplary city services.
Objective 5.1: To ensure strong financial management with fiduciary accountability and plan for future resource sustainability by aligning resources with City priorities.
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to adopt amended opioid settlement resolutions and Special Revenue Ordinances Amendments 2024-7, 2025-13, 2026-5 and Special Revenue Closeout Ordinance 2026-11 to reconcile prior funding authorizations with actual expenditures and to reallocate opioid settlement funds among approved programs and strategies. These actions will improve the accuracy of opioid settlement fund accounting, align authorizations with actual expenditures, and direct available settlement resources toward current program priorities.
Background:
North Carolina is part of a national opioid settlement that provides funding to state and local governments for opioid remediation activities, including treatment, recovery, harm reduction, diversion, and other evidence-based strategies. The use of these funds is governed by the North Carolina Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which requires ...
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