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Commission approves three‑year plan to use opioid settlement funds and to launch RFP process after debate over county versus external services
Summary
After debate, the board adopted a resolution to allocate opioid settlement funds over a three‑year plan and to authorize a request‑for‑proposals process to distribute most funds to community providers; one commissioner pressed for stronger investment in county‑run services.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize a three‑year spending plan for opioid settlement funds and to launch a request‑for‑proposals (RFP) process to allocate the bulk of that money to community organizations and service providers. The resolution was the subject of recorded debate about whether more of the settlement proceeds should be used to build county‑run services rather than flow primarily to external nonprofit providers.
What the resolution does: County staff…
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