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County reads resolution to allocate $25,000 in opioid settlement funds to Downtown Chattanooga Alliance’s Homeward Bound
Summary
Hamilton County introduced Resolution 725-5 to appropriate $25,000 in unrestricted distributor opioid settlement funds to the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance for its Homeward Bound program; the mayor described the program and invited commissioners to connect with its director, and no vote was recorded in the transcript.
Hamilton County commissioners heard Resolution 725-5 introduced to appropriate $25,000 of unrestricted distributor opioid settlements to the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance to support the Homeward Bound program and to amend the fiscal year 2026 general fund revenues and expenditures accordingly.
Madam Clerk read the resolution on the record as “a resolution to appropriate a total of $25,000 of unrestricted distributor opioid settlements to the downtown Chattanooga Alliance to support the homeward bound program and to amend the fiscal year 2026 general fund revenues and expenditures of the opioid abatement settlements accordingly.”
County Mayor described the Homeward Bound program and said it had operated as a privately funded pilot that worked to reconnect people experiencing homelessness downtown with friends or family elsewhere. The mayor said the program has “a very close working relationship with the county” through the homeless health care center and that the Downtown Alliance was “on the cusp of running out of funding.” He encouraged commissioners to contact Steve Brooks, the program lead, and offered to connect them: “I would just invite any commissioner who is interested to reach out. Our office can connect you if you don't know Steve Brooks.”
Commissioners did not record public comment on this resolution in the provided transcript (the clerk stated “I'm seeing no lights”). The transcript does not show a recorded motion, vote, or final action on Resolution 725-5.
The discussion noted the program’s relationship with the county’s homeless health care center but did not include specific performance metrics or long-term funding commitments in the meeting record.
