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Commissioners review opioid‑abatement and recovery court funding; public defender staffing and payroll treatment remain unclear
Summary
Board members were briefed on grant and opioid‑abatement funding for recovery court and questioned how opioid funds would be used if the public defender hires staff — whether employees would be county payroll or contractors.
During the preliminary budget presentation Coffee County commissioners reviewed the county’s opioid‑abatement funding and how it supports recovery court and other programs.
A presenter said the recovery court has a state grant of roughly $100,000 and that additional program funding is coming from opioid abatement monies designated by the county. "We have a grant from the state for 100,000. The balance of that comes from the opioid money," the presenter said.
Commissioners discussed the…
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