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City details proposed uses for $13.3 million in opioid settlement funds; county co‑investment proposed
Summary
Administration proposed using opioid settlement dollars for CARES expansion, a high‑utilizer initiative, Revive outreach, and to co‑invest with Spokane County in expanding medication‑assisted treatment and sobering beds; staff also proposed culturally‑specific treatment planning and a data analyst in the mayor—s office.
City staff presented a spending‑plan (SBO) framework for the city—s portion of opioid settlement funds and described proposed co‑investments with Spokane County to expand treatment and sobering‑bed capacity.
Maggie Yates told the committee the city will receive about $13.3 million over 17 years from opioid settlements and that the administration already allocated $1.1 million in 2024 to expand CARES (fire‑department social workers/case managers), to a high‑utilizer initiative managed by Consistent Care, and to…
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