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Spokane council approves opioid settlement funds for Maddie's Place
Summary
The Spokane City Council approved a tranche of opioid settlement dollars and amended language to increase transparency in allocation; money will help fund Maddie's Place, which supports newborns experiencing withdrawal.
On Monday, July 14, the Spokane City Council approved a tranche of opioid settlement funds and amended the allocation language to increase transparency, Council Representative Michael Cathcart said. The council action includes funding for Maddie's Place, a local program that supports babies whose parents have substance-use issues and who may experience withdrawal.
The approval followed an amendment, Cathcart said, intended to ensure transparency in how the dollars are allocated. “This 1, amongst some other items, goes to fund a really important program in our community, which is Maddie's Place, an organization that supports young babies whose parents may have substance abuse issues and and they themselves may be experiencing withdrawals,” Cathcart said.
Why it matters: Maddie's Place provides direct services to infants affected by parental substance use; the transcript did not specify the dollar amount, eligibility rules, or timeline for disbursement. The council's amendment on allocation language indicates an explicit interest in how settlement funds will be distributed, but meeting remarks did not detail the amended wording.
Discussion versus decision: The transcript records the council's approval of the settlement tranche and the amendment to allocation language as formal actions; no vote tallies, mover/second names or fiscal amounts were provided in the meeting summary. There was no separate public-comment detail about the program in the provided transcript.
The council's next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 21, Cathcart said.
