Posted August 5th, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 2, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mary Hare, 586-469-5126
mary.hare@macombgov.org
Macomb County Board of Commissioners Seeking to Fill Two Vacancies on the
Substance Use Disorder Oversight Policy Board (SUD-OPB)
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners is seeking to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Macomb County Substance Use Disorder Oversight Policy Board (SUD-OPB). These are both three-year positions which begin October 1, 2024 and end September 30, 2027.
These positions are open to Macomb County residents who are involved in any of the following areas:
- Public and private SUD prevention, treatment or recovery providers, where conflicts of interest do not exist;
- Individuals directly served by substance use treatment/rehabilitation or prevention programs otherwise in recovery from a substance use disorder, and individuals with lived experience; and/or
- The community at large, including civic organizations, the corporate community, representatives from the medical community, law enforcement, faith-based organizations, military veterans, and interested citizens who are willing to advocate for prevention, treatment, and recovery services for persons with, or who are at risk for SUD.
Specified duties of the SUD-OPB include:
- Approve Community Mental Health budget containing local funds for treatment or prevention of substance use disorders.
- Advise and make recommendations regarding Community Mental Health’s budget for substance use disorder treatment or prevention using other nonlocal funding sources.
- Advise and make recommendations regarding contracts with substance use disorder treatment or prevention providers.
- Identify needs and resources and recommend goals and priorities.
- Advise and make recommendations regarding the annual comprehensive delivery plan developed by the Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse (MCOSA).
More information and the application for these positions can be found at bocmacomb.org. Applications must be received by 5 pm on August 30, 2024 and should be sent to:
Macomb County Board of Commissioners
1 South Main Street, 9th Floor, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
BOCadmin@macombgov.org
Applicants should expect to attend the Government Oversight Committee meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 3 PM for a public interview. Final appointments will be made at the September 19th Full Board meeting.
For more information about the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, please visit https://bocmacomb.org/about-us/
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