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Finance committee backs $1.098M transfer into Brockton opioid settlement fund; officials say funds largely used for mental‑health services
Summary
The Finance Committee recommended favorably a $1,098,593 transfer from certified free cash into Brockton’s opioid settlement revolving fund, bringing the fund balance to nearly $2 million and preserving prior spending on a mental-health contractor, officials said.
The Brockton Finance Committee on Feb. 18 recommended that $1,098,593 be transferred from certified free cash into the city’s opioid settlement revolving fund to comply with Department of Revenue guidance.
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson told the committee the city has received opioid settlement funds since fiscal 2022 and previously processed the amount into general fund free cash. Department of Revenue guidance directed the city to move those funds into the opioid revolving fund; carrying out the transfer will raise the fund balance from roughly $840,260 to nearly $2,000,000, Clarkson said.
Clarkson said the bulk of prior spending from the fund supported Gandara Mental Health Center, which operated the city’s champion plan for several years. He also told the committee there is substantial flexibility in how the opioid revolving fund may be used within parameters the council previously set when it created the fund.
Councilors discussed creating a formal committee or resolve to evaluate grant applications and make allocations from the fund. Clarkson and other officials said they expect to bring a recommended process and to invite participants to explain how the city might distribute the money to nonprofit providers and programs.
A motion to recommend the transfer favorably was made, seconded and approved by the committee; the item will now go to the full City Council for final action.
