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Council briefed on opioid‑abatement council plan to pool funds from cities and county
Summary
Council Member Greenstein said jurisdictions agreed in principle to combine opioid‑abatement funds into a pooled pot to increase impact; the group has collected about $5 million so far and expects $14 million total with some payments spread over 10 years — an MOU remains under development.
Council Member Greenstein updated the Lacey City Council on the regional opioid‑abatement council’s work and on efforts to pool settlement funds among the three cities and the county.
Greenstein said the council has agreed in principle that combining funds into a single pool would allow larger, coordinated programs than separate city‑level spending. He reported combined receipts so far of about $5 million, with an expected total of roughly $14 million, noting that some future payments are spread over a 10‑year schedule.
The group is drafting a memorandum of understanding to govern pooled governance and grant processes. Greenstein said the proposed governance model would be similar to the Regional Housing Council process: local councils would recommend funding and county commissioners would accept or reject recommendations but would not unilaterally change them; if agreement fails, funds could revert to individual jurisdictions for local spending.
Greenstein said meetings continue to flesh out grant processes and community engagement and that the group aims to begin spending dollars proactively as soon as the interlocal agreement is executed; he expressed a hope funds could be spent before the end of the year. The council took no formal action on the update at the May 6 meeting.
