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Discussion on oversight of opioid settlement funds
2:15:20
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Council Member Linda Lee informs Senator Gustavo Rivera about a recent oversight hearing on the allocation of opioid settlement funds. She emphasizes the importance of ensuring the funds are directed to the most impacted areas and groups.
- Lee mentions a second oversight hearing held last month to examine how opioid settlement funds have been spent
- She expresses her commitment to ensuring funds go to the most impacted ZIP codes
- Senator Rivera agrees with Lee's approach to fund allocation
Linda Lee
2:15:20
Thank you so much, senator.
2:15:21
Actually, you'll be happy to hear that last a couple weeks ago?
Oswald Feliz
2:15:25
Last
Linda Lee
2:15:25
month.
2:15:26
Yeah.
2:15:26
Last month, we actually had our second oversight hearing about where the opioid settlement funds have been going, how they've been spent because and I know that we have folks from DOHMH still here which I appreciate you guys for staying to hear the testimonies, but we're we're drilling down we're trying to drill down even further.
2:15:44
We can have an offline conversation after this, but I'm I'm very, very much, on that because I wanna make sure that the funds are going to the groups and the ZIP codes where it is most impacted.
2:15:55
That's where we need to make sure that that money goes.
2:15:57
So I'm right there with you on that.
Gustavo Rivera
2:16:00
We're full in agreement, chairwoman.
2:16:01
Thank you so much for that.