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Council presses administrators on opioid restitution fund distribution and strategic plan
Summary
Council President Cohen and other councilmembers pressed city officials about the initial distribution approach for Baltimore’s opioid restitution fund, asking why a small first round of awards favored named entities and agencies and requesting clearer strategic planning and transparency for future tranches.
Council leaders pressed city administrators on June 1, 2025, about how Baltimore will distribute money from the opioid restitution fund, raising concerns that an initial tranche may have favored entities named in settlements and some city agencies without a competitive process.
"The losers who do not get grants are not going to be happy," Council President Cohen said during the Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing, articulating frustration heard from members of the opioid restitution advisory board. Cohen asked how future tranches would ensure more money is available for frontline recovery and…
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