Commissioners approve $52,000 in opioid-settlement funds for crisis response; greenlight two-day office closures for move
October 15, 2025 | Valley County, Idaho
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Valley County commissioners on Oct. 15 approved two agenda items: a $52,000 allocation of opioid-settlement funds to Ignite Idaho to support its crisis-response program, and a temporary closure of selected county offices Oct. 30–31 to permit moving county operations to the Cascade annex.
Ignite Idaho funding request: Ignite Idaho asked commissioners for $52,000 in opioid-settlement funds to support its crisis-response work, which the agency said currently averages 19 crisis responses per month. Tracy Jamieson, Ignite's executive director, told commissioners the program fields calls from law enforcement, schools and community members, operates a staffed recovery/resource center with walk-in access, and maintains after-hours on-call crisis coverage. Jamieson said one counselor on call is currently funded but the program needs funding to ensure two counselors are available for safety and for simultaneous family-level responses. "We want our professionals to be safer. We want to keep them around, and we want to keep them here and happy working here," Jamieson said.
Commissioners discussed program impact and the county's remaining opioid-settlement balance. The board moved to approve the Ignite request; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.
Office closures for move to Cascade: Commissioners also considered a proposal to close the building department, planning and zoning, and assessor's public counters to permit movers to transfer equipment and to ready the Cascade annex. The board approved a motion to close the listed public counters on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 to accommodate moving and setup; commissioners discussed logistics, contracted movers and IT scheduling for telephone and data lines.
Votes at a glance
- Ignite Idaho — Request: $52,000 in opioid-settlement funds to support crisis-response staffing (two counselors on-call); Motion: approve request; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved; Tally: yes 3, no 0, abstain 0 (voice vote).
- Office closures for move to Cascade annex — Request: close building department, planning and zoning, and assessor public counters Oct. 30–31 to enable move; Motion: approve closures; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved; Tally: yes 3, no 0, abstain 0 (voice vote).
Notes and context: Ignite's presenters said funding would help avoid hospitalizations and reduce law-enforcement burden by enabling local in-person crisis response rather than transfers to distant mobile-response teams. Ignite estimated an annual cost of roughly $104,000 to fund two on-call counselors full-time (the request covers roughly half that amount for the year); the board and staff said other applications for opioid-settlement funds are expected in coming weeks and that the county has additional settlements pending but undisclosed in amount.
Ignite Idaho funding request: Ignite Idaho asked commissioners for $52,000 in opioid-settlement funds to support its crisis-response work, which the agency said currently averages 19 crisis responses per month. Tracy Jamieson, Ignite's executive director, told commissioners the program fields calls from law enforcement, schools and community members, operates a staffed recovery/resource center with walk-in access, and maintains after-hours on-call crisis coverage. Jamieson said one counselor on call is currently funded but the program needs funding to ensure two counselors are available for safety and for simultaneous family-level responses. "We want our professionals to be safer. We want to keep them around, and we want to keep them here and happy working here," Jamieson said.
Commissioners discussed program impact and the county's remaining opioid-settlement balance. The board moved to approve the Ignite request; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.
Office closures for move to Cascade: Commissioners also considered a proposal to close the building department, planning and zoning, and assessor's public counters to permit movers to transfer equipment and to ready the Cascade annex. The board approved a motion to close the listed public counters on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 to accommodate moving and setup; commissioners discussed logistics, contracted movers and IT scheduling for telephone and data lines.
Votes at a glance
- Ignite Idaho — Request: $52,000 in opioid-settlement funds to support crisis-response staffing (two counselors on-call); Motion: approve request; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved; Tally: yes 3, no 0, abstain 0 (voice vote).
- Office closures for move to Cascade annex — Request: close building department, planning and zoning, and assessor public counters Oct. 30–31 to enable move; Motion: approve closures; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved; Tally: yes 3, no 0, abstain 0 (voice vote).
Notes and context: Ignite's presenters said funding would help avoid hospitalizations and reduce law-enforcement burden by enabling local in-person crisis response rather than transfers to distant mobile-response teams. Ignite estimated an annual cost of roughly $104,000 to fund two on-call counselors full-time (the request covers roughly half that amount for the year); the board and staff said other applications for opioid-settlement funds are expected in coming weeks and that the county has additional settlements pending but undisclosed in amount.
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