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Homewood committee refers opioid‑settlement spending plan to budget hearings after Recovery Resource Center presentation
Summary
The Finance Committee heard a presentation from John Bales of the Recovery Resource Center on uses for opioid settlement funds, discussed best‑practice guidance from public health authorities, and referred the item to upcoming budget hearings for further review and costing.
John Bales, program director at the Recovery Resource Center, told the Homewood Finance Committee on Aug. 4 that the recovery center offers same‑day, no‑cost assessments and peer‑led navigation to speed access to substance‑use treatment and reduce overdose risk.
The committee’s referral to the city’s budget hearings will allow staff to develop cost estimates and contract terms for using the city’s opioid settlement funds on assessments, training, outreach and recovery supports.
Why it matters: municipalities receiving opioid settlement dollars must follow restrictions and guidance from state and county public‑health officials and the attorney general; the committee said it wants a documented plan and monitoring so the funds can be tracked and evaluated.
At the meeting, Councilor Sims introduced Bales and said the city has kept opioid settlement proceeds in a…
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