Health director explains amended opioid-settlement resolution; board adopts without funding changes
May 19, 2026
Dallas County Health Department Director Suzanne Hegerty told the board the amended opioid-settlement resolution corrects dates and now includes the current remaining fund balance; project scope and funded amounts remain unchanged and the board adopted the amendment.
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Suzanne Hegerty, director of the Dallas County Health Department, presented an amended resolution related to the county's opioid settlement funds. Hegerty said the amendment fixed incorrect dates in the earlier resolution and added the actual remaining fund balance to the document; she emphasized that the projects and funding amounts themselves were not changing, and that a county review (including Ben) suggested adding the current fund balance to the resolution for accuracy.
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