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Community corrections faces state grant reduction; commissioners expect opioid fund request to sustain jail treatment programs
Summary
County community corrections reported a state grant reduction that may require program funding from remaining opioid settlement funds to continue treatment services in the jail; commissioners said they will consider requests as budget and grant outcomes become clearer.
A county representative reported to the board that the county’s community corrections program experienced a reduction in its state grant and is adjusting services accordingly. The community corrections director told commissioners the grant cut will force program adjustments and that the board’s committee will prepare an ask to use remaining opioid-settlement funds (about $130,000 split between restricted and unrestricted balances) to preserve some treatment programs, including in-jail treatment provided by Adams Behavioral Health and other local partners. Commissioners said they expect community corrections and the JREC oversight group to present a formal request and justification at a future meeting so the board can consider using opioid-settlement funds to bridge reduced state funding. No formal action was taken at the session.
