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Home My WebLink About2001-05-14 01-211 ORDERCOUNOLAMOM Itern W. 0I-311 Oats: 5-14-01 — Item/Subject Order, Authortzing the Ory Manager M End into a Contract with Acadia Hospital for the Purpose of providing Funding for Drug Abuse Education and PrereMbn Efforts Targeted at Opiate Abuse. Respon dble Department: Qty Manager As the CxmdI will recall, staff had previously been authorized W submit a grant application M the Office of Substance Abuse as part of an effort W implement the eduabon and prevention remmmentlations of the Special Committee on Opiate Abuse. We have recently been nagged that this application has not been funded; however, OSA has proposed an alternative which wound allow Peter Arno, a Barg rr police Lieutenant Mo has spent the last year working on drug abuse reduaion efforts wish the Maine Drug Enfw amen Agency, to continue in that assignment for an additional year. OSA has offered W provide, through the mechanism of Its existing wMrsct with Acadia Hospital, $50,000 th allow Ileubmam Amo to continue and expand the work he has begun over the lastyear. Both Qllef Winslow and Usual Amo have indicated their support for this proposal. The attached! memorandum M the Community Advisory Group provides greater detail on the duties and responsibilities which would be taken on. A[ Me same time, it should he noted Mat Chief Winslow bad panned W Ging Lieutenant Arno back W his wmul duties in our department this sphng. Technically, the UeutenaM Is one aour shift wpervimrs, and his resporsiGli0a here been assumed by other department personnel. The Chief has indicated that he would ra:ho to fill Lieutenant Arm's position through a promotion If his assignment to MDEA is to continue for another year. While this should have no ImmediaW significant Impact on the budget Mote Pdica Department It may result in a situation where we will carry an additional Lieutenancs position for a period of time orce Lieutenant Arra returns to full duty with the Department. The attached under will authonte the Clty W enter into an agreement with Addle Happel to allow Lt. Amo to continue his education and prevention effpis and W make a promotion W fill his current position with the Department I recommend your approval. This has also been reAewetl by the Community Advisory Group Mich also recommends approval. Department Head Managers Comments: Qty Manager Associated Information: Order, memorandum Budget Approval: QV fI1N 1DIR'Ctor Legal Approval: Q lickor Introduceds X Passage _ First Reading pige_of Referral Assianedm Counoilor Parnham My 16, 2001 t.. ,,. CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Order, Authorizing Me City Manager to Enter Into a Contract with Acadia Hospital for the Purposes of PrvWding Funding for Drug Abuse Education and Premralon Efforts Targeted at Opiate Abuse. By[he Cly Cb loftoe C71yofBangor.• ORDERED, THAT The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter Into a contract with Acadia Hospital for the purposes of providing funding for drug abuse education and prevention efforts targeted at Opiate abuse. These funds shall be used to support the continued detailing of a Bangor Police Lieutenant to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to work on drug prevention and education in support of the recommendations of the Special Committee on Opiate Abuse. The Police Department is also authorized to fill the shift supervisor position which will be left vacant by this effort. IP CITY COUNCIL Ms➢ 16, 2001 .Motion for Passage Made sad Seconded Peaeed SY CLUNg MTLEJ Authorizing Lbe City Manager to Suter into a Contract with Acadis HosFltal for the Purpose of Providing Puudiug for grug Mouse Education and Prevention Efforts Targeted at opiate Abuse l & i llm i iWg �jI%�Dla� April 24, 2001 To: Members of the Community Advisory Group Fr: Edward A. Barrett Su: Prevention and Education We have been notified by the Office of Substance Abuse that our grant request for education and prevention activities has not been selected for funding. The State has, however, proposed an alternative. Peter Arno, a Bangor Police Lieutenant who has been assigned to the Maim Drug Enforcement Agency, is scheduled to return to his regular dudes with our police department in the near future. One of his assignments has been to work on public education, and he has made numerous presentations on heroin and opiates to schools throughout the region. A number of groups, including the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Attorney's Office, have urged that he continue in this current role with MDEA. The Office of Substance Abuse has offered to make funds available to allow Peter to continue and expand these efforts over the coming year. I have had a chance be discuss this possibility with both Lieutenant Amo and Chief Winslow, and they have indicated their support for this continuing assignment. The proposed duties and responsibilities that would be included in this assignment are: • Continuing the current effort of making presentations to schools and school related groups throughout the region; • Convening a meeting of local school districts to discuss how to follow-up on these presentations with additional school based educational efforts; • Reviewing the data from the on-going community assessment to determine whether any new information needs to be added to the existing law enforcement education efforts; • Acting as a liaison between school districts and law enforcement to keep educators up to data on drug use trends; • Assisting in educating local and regional school district personnel on the results of the regional health assessment as it relates W substance abuse; • Serving as a catalyst to bdng local educators together to discuss their drug prevention curricula, share ideas and programs, and work to establish a local multi -district group which can continue communications between school districts on drug education and prevention efforts; • Serving as a liaison from law enforcement to other regional groups that are working on drug prevention and education efforts; • Continuing as a liaison between the Community Advisory Group and local law enforcement. The Office of Substance Abuse has indicated that they have about $50,000 available for this purpose. We also understand that the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency will continue to provide the City of Bangor with a small stipend toward offsetting Lieutenant Amo's salary. These funds are only available as an amendment to an existing contract between OSA and a local agency. OSA has suggested that they be muted through Acadia Hospital's existing contract. Acadia would then contract with the City of Bangor and/or the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency for Lieutenant Amo's salary. It should also be noted that such an arrangement would require approval of the Bangor City Council. Lieutenant Arno's supervisory position with the Police Department has been unfilled over the past year. If this assignment is to continue for an additional year, we will have to fill this position to meet our department's needs. The recommendation of the Special Committee on Opiate Addiction for education and prevention was: "In accordance with the Committee's recommendations on education and prevention, a multidisciplinary group will initiate an independent community assessment designed to clarify the nature and extent of the drug abuse problem in this region and to develop an education curriculum to address this problem." The Community Health Assessment Is already underway under the auspices of Eastern Maine Healthcare. More than 800 households have been surveyed and the school surrey will start soon. The final report is promised for the end of June. Based on the Community Health Assessment and the ability to utilize Peter Arno to continue both immediate education efforts and serve as a catalyst to bring school based education and curriculum efforts together, i would recommend that we pursue this option as a means of meeting the intent of the recommendation of the Special Committee. A. Barrett