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Board directs district-based distribution of opioid settlement funds, favors supervisor-directed agreements
Summary
Mohave County supervisors voted to allocate opioid settlement funds by supervisor district using a process where individual supervisors nominate recipients for funding agreements subject to board approval rather than a centralized RFP evaluation.
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted April 21 to adopt a district-directed distribution strategy for the county's opioid settlement receipts. The adopted approach directs supervisors to propose recipients in their districts and have funding agreements prepared for Board approval rather than using a centrally administered RFP evaluation for all awards.
Why it matters: National opioid settlements provide multi-year funds to local governments for opioid-related treatment, prevention and related costs. Mohave County staff recommended a predictable, competitive RFP process; procurement and public-health teams described trade-offs between central evaluation and supervisor-directed agreements.
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