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Clay County opioid task force recommends $1.7 million plan, flags nearly $1 million in new money
Summary
A county task force recommended a multi-year plan to spend opioid settlement funds on treatment, youth prevention and Narcan distribution; commissioners asked staff to return in two weeks with adoption paperwork after auditors report additional settlement money.
The Clay County opioid settlement task force presented a spending plan to the County Commission recommending the use of roughly $1.7 million in settlement funds through 2038 for peer support, youth prevention, housing and Narcan distribution, and told commissioners on Feb. 13 that auditors have identified nearly $980,000 in additional, not-yet-budgeted settlement proceeds.
The task force, created by the commission in 2024 and chaired by Darryl Minky, director of public health for Clay County, said the plan was built to fund existing local services rather than creating new, costly infrastructure.
Minky said the group considered state and federal allowable-use guidance and local data in crafting recommendations and that "the task force has worked very hard over the last year or so, holding meetings." He outlined recommended awards to Beacon Mental Health for peer support tied to the Clay County Detention…
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