Committee asks whether opioid settlement funds can cover ongoing sheriff office costs; administrator proposes a trust
A committee member asked if opioid settlement dollars could pay ongoing sheriff-department services; the administrator said yes and floated setting proceeds in a trust so interest funds perpetual programs rather than depleting principal.
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A committee member asked whether the county could use opioid settlement funds for ongoing expenses tied to the sheriff's office—examples given included Narcan, screening equipment and corrections-related services. Administrator (Speaker 4) said opioid settlement dollars could be an important tool and described a possible approach to preserve principal by setting proceeds in a trust and using interest earnings to sustain programs.
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