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Weber County outlines plan to disburse opioid settlement funds; United Way declines subrecipient role
Summary
County staff presented interlocal agreements and a proposed process for spending opioid settlement funds including direct grants to Weber Human Services and the health department, a community-application process administered by county staff with United Way on the advisory committee, and a post-performance reimbursement approach for construction.
Weber County commissioners reviewed interlocal agreements and an early plan to disburse opioid-settlement funds, and staff said they will form a committee to vet community proposals after United Way declined to be the subrecipient for the program.
The most newsworthy point: United Way told county staff it will advise on applicant outreach and scoring but does not want the legal responsibility of serving as the subrecipient. County staff said the county will instead act as the subrecipient and cut checks while convening a review committee made up of health and human-service professionals and community partners.
Why it matters: the county has allocated annual funding from the national opioid settlement for programs such as…
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