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Ordinance#240799Passed
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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.
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How they voted
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors · Nov 5, 2024Pass
5-0
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