HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-07-2026 Meeting Minutes OSACOpioid Settlement Advisory Committee Minutes
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Attendance: Stephanie Tippett, Christopher Scoville, Cathy Waugh, Kyle Smith, David Hess,
Thomas Schwalenberg, Benjamin Massey, Joyce Harper, Elliot Clark, Brandi Newman, Janet
Clayton, and Garrison Perkins
Welcome
The Board of Commissioners appointed Garrison Perkins as the Employer/Business Leader
Representative.
Carlton Paylor has retired. Janet will talk with Bryan Hart about having someone attend to
represent Person County DSS.
Review and Approval of Minutes
Minutes from the11/5/25 meeting were distributed via email before the meeting and were
available for review during the meeting. Kyle Smith made a motion to approve the
minutes as presented, and Joyce Harper seconded; the motion was approved by the
group.
Program Updates
Person County Schools
PCS is running slightly lower with the numbers of referrals as at the same time
last year. Students are continuing to be served in the 10 session group or
individual sessions with the SUES Specialist. The Mental Health Coordinator is
handling the referrals to outside services and providing follow up. Moving
forward we are looking at more ways to follow up with the students once the
sessions are completed. There were two parenting events held in the fall for
families. PCS is planning more events for the spring.
EMS
Daniel has been running several calls. SUDS Committee will be working with the
county on a community health event in the spring. Thom will be meeting with B
Hart, Assistant County Manager, to discuss details.
Freedom House
Fire alarms have to be approved and the sprinklers have to pass one more test.
They are waiting for the state to come and approve everything.
RFA
The team decided to refer to the grant as RFA. We will use the sample Janet provided
from the state. Hess discussed the need to remove DEI language per the NC
Legislation that is now in law. We will change the wording to be compliant with the new
law.
The RFA will go live on January 20, 2026. We will have a virtual information meeting on
February 2, 2026. Application will be due February 20, 2026. The review committee will
meet and discuss and present at the March meeting. Janet will present
recommendations at the April County Commissioners Meeting. The RFA wording will
include the 3 top priority areas of Early Intervention, Mental Health Crisis Services and
Recovery Support Services. These were the 3 top priority areas as identified from the
Community Survey that was completed in the fall.
The team discussed members of the review committee. It was decided that members of
the Grant Review Subcommittee would be Elliott Clark, Kyle Smith, David Hess and
Janet Clayton would facilitate
Annual Community Meeting Follow Up
Thom thought it went well. Kyle thought the timing of the meeting was good and may
have led to a larger turn out. Joyce asked if there was a way to survey those in
attendance. Janet suggested that we do this moving forward.
Opioid Team Meeting Time
Janet discussed that Jenna Regan has a conflict with meeting on Wednesdays. She
has a standing meeting with the school district. She discussed whether the group
wanted to look at changing the day of the meeting or moving to an afternoon meeting.
The group stated they wanted to keep the meetings at the same date and time. The
next meeting date will be March 4, 2026. The committee will also hold April 1, 2026 in
case the subcommittee needs additional time to review the applications.
With no further business to discuss, David Hess made a motion to adjourn and Kyle Smith
seconded the motion.