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Commissioners approve use of opioid settlement funds to refresh DCS visitation room and fund probation kiosk; hardware costs to be reviewed
Summary
The Daviess County commissioners approved proposals to use unrestricted opioid settlement funds to refurbish a Department for Community Services visitation room and to purchase a probationer kiosk and subscription, while asking staff to explore lower-cost hardware options and clarify contract length and pricing.
Daviess County commissioners approved two proposals to spend unrestricted opioid settlement funds on improvements to county services: revamping a Department for Community Services (DCS) visitation room and buying a probationer kiosk system for check-ins and low-risk day reporting.
Laura (surname not specified) presented a proposal to use unrestricted opioid settlement funds to “revamp that room that they use for visitation,” supplying photos of the current, dated furnishings. Commissioners approved the proposal by voice vote. “I attached pictures to that of what they currently have. It's old hand me down stuff from years ago ... that room is just pretty,…
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