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Commissioners dispute who controls $20,000 in opioid-settlement funds for drug court
Summary
Beaufort County commissioners debated whether a $20,000 award intended for the county drug court can be released without further community review, leading to a heated exchange over who has final authority to obligate opioid-settlement funds.
Beaufort County commissioners debated whether a $20,000 award intended for the county drug court can be released without further community review, leading to a sharp exchange on Tuesday night over who has final authority to obligate opioid-settlement funds.
The dispute erupted after staff described the county’s multi-year opioid spending plan and said the county follows a community-driven process for awarding pilot funds. Commissioner Richardson said the board already approved use of $20,000 for the drug court and that the check should be written. “It was not awarded to some phantom organization out here somewhere. It was awarded to the Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners, and I made a motion that we use $20,000 of that…
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