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Board approves opioid settlement spending: coroner to get Randox analyzer, agreements for transport and harm‑reduction supplies adopted
Summary
The Champaign County Board approved multiple opioid settlement‑funded measures May 22, including an intergovernmental agreement for a Randox evidence multistat analyzer for the coroner, a master agreement for transportation services, and funding for harm‑reduction equipment and supplies at the university.
The Champaign County Board on May 22 adopted multiple resolutions directing opioid settlement funds to public‑health and response uses, including a purchase and intergovernmental agreement for a Randox evidence multistat analyzer for the coroner’s office and agreements supporting transport to treatment and harm‑reduction supplies.
Board members described the Randox multistat analyzer as a rapid toxicology tool that can return results much faster than external labs. A board member said current toxicology results take “4 to 8 weeks” when sent out, but with the new machine “we’ll get the results back in 17 minutes,” allowing faster confirmation of local bad batches and more timely public‑health response. The meeting record includes a staff estimate of roughly $50 per test for analyzer assays.
The board also approved a master agreement for transportation services and a resolution authorizing Probation and Court Services to use opioid settlement funds for transport to treatment. Separately, the board approved an agreement with a university partner to purchase harm‑reduction equipment and supplies.
All opioid‑related resolutions on the agenda were adopted by voice vote. Board members described these expenditures as direct uses of settlement compensation and said the measures would improve the county’s ability to detect and respond to overdose clusters more quickly.
