City of Baltimore - File #: 21-0071R

• File #: 21-0071R
• Version: 0
• Name: Investigative Hearing - Developing a Coordinated Response to Baltimore City's Overdose Crisis
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 10/4/2021
• In control: Health, Environment, and Technology
• Title: Investigative Hearing - Developing a Coordinated Response to Baltimore City's Overdose Crisis For the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Administrator, the Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, the Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, the Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, and the Director of the Department of Finance to come before the Baltimore City Council to provide a comprehensive briefing on the City's coordinated response to the current overdose crisis; how we can develop and implement an Rx Stat workgroup with our local healthcare partners; the use of mobile safe injection sites; the allocation of funding to distribute fentanyl test strips; and an examination of the prevention, diversion, and rehabilitation programs we have in place to sa...
• Sponsors: Danielle N. McCray, John T. Bullock, Sharon Green Middleton, Mark Conway, Robert Stokes, Sr., Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter, James Torrence
• Indexes: Informational Hearing, Opioid Epidemic , Overdose

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/21/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Worksession
12/8/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Police Department
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Baltimore City Administrator
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Innovation
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Fire Department
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
10/7/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
10/4/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced
10/4/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
10/4/2021	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember McCray


A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Developing a Coordinated Response to Baltimore City's Overdose Crisis
For the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Administrator, the Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, the Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, the Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, and the Director of the Department of Finance to come before the Baltimore City Council to provide a comprehensive briefing on the City's coordinated response to the current overdose crisis; how we can develop and implement an Rx Stat workgroup with our local healthcare partners; the use of mobile safe injection sites; the allocation of funding to distribute fentanyl test strips; and an examination of the prevention, diversion, and rehabilitation programs we have in place to save lives.
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Recitals

The opioid crisis is an epidemic plaguing the entire country, and Baltimore has not been immune to its devastating impacts. This epidemic knows no bounds: it impacts all communities regardless of race, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Between 2013 and 2019, Baltimore City saw a 271% increase ...