ORD. 2026-008 · Ordinance

To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the amount of $619,950.00 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority; to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget by creating new special funds for the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services called the “VCU Operation STOP Special Fund” and the “Operation STOP Special Fund;” to appropriate a portion of such increase to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services’ “VCU Operation STOP Special Fund” by $25,000.00 to fund a government to government purchase with Virginia Commonwealth University; and to appropriate a portion of such increase to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services’ “Operation STOP Special Fund” by $594,950.00 to provide sub-grants in the amount of $594,950 to eligible entities, all for the purpose of implementing the Authority’s Operation Specifically Targeted Overdose Prevention program to combat the opioid crisis.