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Council approves interlocal agreement for opioid-settlement treatment funds, expands Spokane Cares team
Summary
The Spokane City Council approved an interlocal agreement with the county to use opioid settlement funds for treatment services and funded an expansion of the Spokane Cares team that includes a new position to partner with the fire department.
The Spokane City Council approved an interlocal agreement with Spokane County to direct opioid settlement funds to treatment services and authorized funding to expand the Spokane Cares team, Council Member Paul Dillon said.
Council action included approval of the interlocal agreement with the county to allocate opioid settlement money for treatment services. The council also funded an expansion of the Spokane Cares team that includes a new position to work with the Spokane Fire Department on treatment services.
The transcript recap did not specify dollar amounts, the motion maker or second, or vote tallies. There was no additional discussion recorded in the recap about program design, performance metrics or implementation timelines.
Discussion/next steps: Staff and council will proceed with implementing the interlocal agreement and hiring for the new Spokane Cares position per city hiring and budget procedures; specific timelines were not provided in the recap.
