Warren County committee moves opioid settlement funds into current budget; discusses court-based mental health navigator grant

Warren County — The Warren County Health Services Committee voted to approve routine motions and agreed to bring a resolution to the floor that would move previously received opioid settlement funds from deferred-revenue accounts into the county’s current budget so the money can be spent this year. Committee members also discussed a separate award from the state Office of Mental Health to fund a court-based mental health navigator position for the county.

Rob, a county staff member, told the committee he had “1 resolution request today, and this relates to the opioid settlement funds.” He said the request would reclassify funds that had been held in deferred revenue. Rob said the resolution references $361,123 in restricted funds and $129,912 in an unrestricted account and that the change would allow the…