Committee OKs two opioid-settlement contracts to fund Glens Falls law-enforcement diversion program

Warren County Health Services Committee approved two contracts funded by opioid settlement proceeds to create a law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) program with the City of Glens Falls Police Department. Rob requested approval of contracts with the City of Glens Falls and Catholic Charities for care coordination services to complement the LEAD program; the committee approved bringing the contracts to the floor and voted to approve them.

Rob told the committee, “These 2 projects... together will comprise what's called law enforcement assisted diversion program with the city of Glens Falls Police Department.” Supervisors Bruno and Gilligan moved and seconded the request to bring the contracts to the floor; the committee recorded unanimous voice approval in the meeting.

The contracts were described as complementary: one contract is with the municipal police department to support law-enforcement diversion activity, and the other with a social-service provider for care coordination. The committee did not discuss contract dollar amounts or detailed service-level specifications in the meeting record; those details were not provided in the transcript.

The committee’s action was procedural approval to accept and authorize the two opioid-settlement-funded contracts and to proceed with the LEAD program implementation steps already described by staff. There were no formal amendments or conditions recorded in the meeting transcript.