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<br />July 8, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> In June 2025, the City received two additional settlement disbursements of <br />Settlement Funds, each in the amount of $12,366.81, for a total disbursement of <br />$24,733.62. <br /> <br /> It is necessary for City Council to accept and appropriate this additional <br />disbursement. <br /> <br /> The Settlement MOU requires the City to use the Settlement Funds for “Approved <br />Abatement Purposes”, which it defines as: “efforts to treat, prevent, or reduce opioid use <br />disorder or the misuse of opioids or to otherwise abate or remediate the opioid <br />epidemic…”. Specific examples of Approved Abatement Purposes are described in <br />Section (C)(4)(a) through (j) of the Settlement MOU. <br /> <br /> The proposed ordinance appropriates the $24,733.62 allocation of Settlement <br />Funds to the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services for use for Approved <br />Abatement Purposes. <br /> <br />Financial impact: <br /> <br /> No local match is required as a condition of the funding. <br /> <br />Recommended Action: <br /> <br /> Adoption of the ordinance. <br /> <br />Next Steps Following Council Action: <br /> <br /> BHS will expend the Settlement Funds for Approved Abatement Purposes. <br /> <br />Motion by Mr. Hugel, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to adopt the following <br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />“ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V (PUBLIC PROCUREMENT) OF CHAPTER 12 <br />(FINANCE) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA BY ADDING <br />A NEW SECTION 12-188 REGARDING CONTRACTS FOR INFORMATION <br />TECHNOLOGY GOODS OR SERVICES. <br />” <br /> <br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />25 - 200 - Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $625,000 from the Fund Balance <br />of the Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund to the FY 2026 Behavioral Healthcare <br />Service Fund Budget for the purpose of acquiring business software and office <br />technologies. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br /> The Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services is currently in the process of <br />designing a renovation of its office at 1811 King Street. <br /> <br /> The renovations are happening concurrently with compliance updates and office <br />equipment upgrades. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br /> The ordinance proposed for City Council consideration appropriates $625,000 <br />from the Fund Balance of the Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund to the FY 2026 <br />Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund Budget. <br /> <br /> The funding would be used to enhance existing electronic health records through <br />use of improved technology, including, but not limited to, the following: live employee <br />dashboards to track billing and productivity, artificial intelligence for concurrent <br />documentation, establishing a patient portal, secure messaging, automated payments, <br />electronic signature, SMS notifications, and integrated telehealth platform for virtual <br />appointments. <br /> <br />Financial impact: <br /> <br /> The Fund Balance of the Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund would be reduced <br />by $625,000. <br /> <br /> Revenues and expenditures in the FY 2026 Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund <br />budget would be increased by $625,000. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />