Denver Opioid Abatement Council (DOAC)

The DOAC oversees Denver’s allocation of Local and Regional Shares of opioid settlement funds. The DOAC facilitates the flow of settlement funds according to its 2-year plans and for their intended, approved purposes, as defined in the Colorado memorandum of understanding (MOU). The DOAC is also responsible for submitting Colorado Opioid Abatement Council (COAC) with annual expenditure data. DOAC meetings are open to the public. The DOAC has adopted guiding principles to reflect the DOAC’s values and guide decision-making: DOAC Guiding Principles.

DOAC Membership

The DOAC consists of 11 voting members and up to 8 non-voting members. All DOAC members are appointed by the Mayor of Denver. Community members and representatives from community-based organizations can apply for vacant non-voting member positions. Vacant positions will be posted on this website. EmailOAFProgram@denvergov.org to receive alerts when vacancies are posted.

Voting Members have two year terms, and include representatives from:

• Department of Public Health and Environment (2)
• Denver Human Services Department of Housing Stability (HOST)
• Department of Public Safety (2), which may or may not include a representative from Denver County Sheriff’s Department
• Department of Parks and Recreation
• Mayor’s Office
• Denver City Council
• Denver District Attorney’s Office
• County Court

Non-voting Members have one-year terms, and include representatives with the following areas of expertise:

• Behavioral health providers 
• Health care providers 
• Recovery and addiction treatment experts 
• Other county or city representatives 
• People with lived or living experience  
• Affected family members 
• First responders 
• Harm reduction experts