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Committee approves $100,000 for prevention coalition; discusses naloxone vending machines and scanner requests
Summary
The Sumner County opioid committee recommended a $100,000 appropriation to the Sumner Prevention Coalition for a building acquisition, approved presentations for a sheriff/behavioral-health scanner request, and discussed deployment and stocking of naloxone vending machines.
The Sumner County opioid committee voted to recommend a $100,000 county appropriation to the Sumner Prevention Coalition to help purchase a building and parcel on Winchester Street, committee staff said. If approved by the full county budget process, the appropriation will be included in the FY 2025–2026 operating budget and will not be available until the county budget is adopted.
Committee members also reviewed plans for naloxone vending machines. Staff said the county has two vending units furnished through state and nonprofit partnerships; one will go live next month and the second’s deployment depends on a partner’s move to a new facility. Members raised security concerns about theft and over-dispensing; staff said units will not be fully stocked, partners will evaluate dimensions and stocking levels, and some host sites will add cameras or other safeguards. High Point Health and Volunteer Behavioral Health were named as partners to manage naloxone distribution.
Separately, the sheriff’s office requested permission to present a direct-appropriation request for equipment that would screen incoming mail and detect contraband and to discuss metal/body scanners. County staff indicated the ask would likely be under $10,000 and that the sheriff and Volunteer Behavioral Health would present at the next committee meeting. A separate request for community outreach (billboards) will be handled through a grant application rather than a direct appropriation, staff said.
The committee approved the $100,000 recommendation by motion and second; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript. Members were told that nonprofits without formal 501(c)(3) status can partner with county agencies or the health department for grant applications.
Ending: Staff will schedule presentations from the sheriff and Volunteer Behavioral Health at the next meeting, publish details for the prevention-coalition appropriation in budget materials, and continue coordination with High Point Health on naloxone vending logistics.
