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October 27, 2020 Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 20 - 250 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting local overtime surge funding in the amount of $90,000 from the Virginia Department of Social Services and appropriating said funds in the FY 2021 Social Services Fund for use by DSS to pay eligible staff costs resulting from COVID-19. Background:  The Virginia Department of Social Services has provided localities with one-time funding to provide for the cost of Local Department of Social Services (LDSS) staff overtime/extra work incurred during the processing of eligibility (applications and renewals), mainly due to renewal extensions that were granted due to COVID-19. Reimbursable costs are limited to those related to Medicaid/FAMIS, TANF, and SNAP program activities performed by LDSS applicable staff. Discussion:  The following restrictions on this funding apply: Expenditures must be for extra hours worked beyond the staff’s normal work o schedule. A lot of extra hours worked by each staff member must be retained as back-up for o the costs submitted for reimbursement. Supervisory approval must be indicated on forms, timesheets, logs, etc. o Allocating a share of overhead costs to BL 851 is NOT allowable. o Financial Impact:  This funding will require a 15.5% local match. The local match is budgeted as part of the DSS FY2021 budget. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the appropriate budget adjustments. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING LOCAL OVERTIME SURGE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2021 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND FOR USE BY DSS TO PAY ELIGIBLE STAFF COSTS RESULTING FROM COVID-19.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 20 - 251 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting State Opioid Response II funding in the amount of $410,000 from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and appropriating said funds in the FY 2021 Grants Fund for use by the Department of BHS. Background:  The program aims to address the opioid crisis by increasing access to medication- assisted treatment using the three FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder, reducing unmet treatment need, and reducing opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD) (including illicit use of prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl and fentanyl analogs).