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Muskogee council approves application for opioid-abatement grant to fund Blue Line Wellness Initiative
Summary
The Muskogee City Council voted unanimously to authorize filing an application for an opioid-abatement grant from the state attorney general’s office to support the Blue Line Wellness Initiative, which city staff said would provide multiple payments over three years to aid officers, first responders and their families.
The Muskogee City Council on a special call unanimously authorized filing an application for an opioid-abatement grant to support the Blue Line Wellness Initiative.
City staff member Miss Bodenhamer told the council the grant funds are being distributed by the state attorney general’s office and “one of the things that they wanna do is help our police officers and our first responders and their families.” She said the city expects “several $100,000 over a 3 year period” if awarded.
The vote followed a motion to approve the resolution authorizing the application and a second from Mayor Patrick Kale. A roll-call vote recorded yes votes from Tom Martindale, Dan Hall, Melody Cranford, Shirley Hilton Flannery, Deputy Mayor Jared Reed and Mayor Patrick Kale. The motion passed.
The resolution authorizes staff to file the application; the council did not approve any spending until the grant is awarded and exact amounts are confirmed. Bodenhamer described the item as “kind of an important item” and said the funds would be used for the Blue Line Wellness Initiative to aid officers, their families and other first responders.
According to Bodenhamer’s remarks, the funds originate from opioid-related recoveries distributed by the state attorney general’s office. The amount was described in the meeting as “several $100,000 over a 3 year period”; the transcript did not specify a precise total or the year-by-year breakdown.
No discussion in the record changed the scope of the application or committed local matching funds; the council’s action was limited to authorizing the filing of the application for the grant. The council adjourned immediately after the vote.
