Q&A
Overview of settlement fund allocation across city agencies
0:34:10
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Council Member Linda Lee begins questioning Dr. Rebecca Linn-Walton about the allocation of opioid settlement funds across different city agencies. Lee calculates that based on the information provided, about $69.8 million has been spent so far across DOHMH, H&H, and OCME. Linn-Walton clarifies that the total annual allocation is $50 million, which is being ramped up through FY27.
- Lee expresses concern about the accuracy of the numbers and requests clarification
- Linn-Walton explains that DOHMH's portion is $23.7 million
- The discussion reveals some uncertainty about the exact breakdown of funds across agencies
Linda Lee
0:34:10
Thank you so much, for all your testimony.
0:34:12
Just wanna recognize council member Abreu who's joined us today as well.
0:34:16
So I'm not good at math, so I just was adding on my calculator because I need help with that.
0:34:24
So if I'm not mistaken, through DOHMH and please correct me if I'm getting these numbers wrong.
0:34:29
So DOHMH, you guys have a total of 43,400,000.
0:34:33
H and H is 22.4.
0:34:35
And then, OCME is only 4, which I think should be higher.
0:34:39
That's just my personal opinion.
0:34:41
And so if if I'm not mistaken, so far we're talking about $69,800,000 that have been spent.
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
0:34:50
The total annual is 50,000,000 and at this point through f y 27, all of the we're ramping up so that all of those dollars will be available.
0:34:58
I know that our portion is 23.7, and I can let the others speak to their totals.