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The ordinance establishes a voluntary three-year program called "Cash Not Drugs," which provides eligible participants in the County Adult Assistance Programs a weekly payment of up to $100 if they test negative for illicit drugs and engage in substance use disorder treatment. It also exempts these payments from the eligibility calculations for CAAP benefits and includes a six-month implementation plan before the program starts.

Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Human Services Agency, in coordination with the Department of Public Health, to establish a voluntary three-year sobriety and recovery incentive treatment program, known as “Cash Not Drugs,” to provide a weekly payment of up to $100 to eligible beneficiaries of the County Adult Assistance Programs (“CAAP”) who have been screened for a substance use disorder and referred to substance use disorder treatment as a condition of further receipt of CAAP benefits, and who test negative for illicit drugs once per week; exempting the Cash Not Drugs payments from the CAAP eligibility calculation; providing for a six-month implementation plan before the program becomes operational; and revising the Homelessness and Supportive Housing Fund to include the Cash Not Drugs program as a permitted use of funds.

Introduced: Jul 30, 2024
Final action: Nov 14, 2024
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How they voted

PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors · Oct 29, 2024Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED
Government Audit and Oversight Committee · Oct 17, 2024Pass
1-0

Legislative journey

PresidentJul 30, 2024
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
Clerk of the BoardSep 3, 2024
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
PresidentSep 11, 2024
·TRANSFERRED
Government Audit and Oversight CommitteeOct 17, 2024
RECOMMENDEDPass
Board of SupervisorsOct 29, 2024 – Nov 5, 2024
PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorNov 14, 2024
APPROVED