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Council approves $5,000 reimbursement for local substance-use conference from opioid settlement funds amid legal questions
Summary
The council approved $5,000 to reimburse a local coalition for a substance-use conference, voting amid debate over whether restricted opioid-settlement funds may be used for the payment.
The Vigo County Council approved an additional appropriation to reimburse KC (fiscal agent for Drug Free Vigo County) $5,000 for a substance-use conference, after council members debated whether restricted opioid settlement funds could be used for the payment.
Brandon Hallock, the coalition fiscal agent, told the council the conference cost roughly $15,000, drew about 75 attendees and was supported by a mix of grant funds and registration fees. “This is a community-level conference… we’re able to use folks from our juvenile probation department, Hamilton Center, Union Hospital, the School Corporation,” Hallock said.
Council debate…
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