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Committee told jail will receive opioid-fund purchase of medical device, about $70,000
Summary
State's Attorney reported a purchase of a medical device for the jail from the opioid fund (Fund 73), describing a roughly $70,000 expenditure; committee discussion noted the source and that remaining bills were unchanged.
LaSalle County State's Attorney told the Law and Justice Committee that the county will purchase a medical device for the jail using opioid settlement funds held in Fund 73.
"I just wanna make sure you know that it's out of the opioid fund, which is fund 73," the State's Attorney said, adding that the purchase was for a device to help when people in the jail "go down" and become ill. He described the total as "about $70,000." He said the remaining bills presented to the committee were unchanged.
Committee members asked whether there were questions about the bills; none were raised during the discussion. The committee did not take a separate formal vote solely on the purchase during the meeting; the State's Attorney presented it as part of the regular bills and expenditure review.
The State's Attorney characterized the funding source as opioid-specific money and identified the device purchase as being paid from those funds; no further technical details about the device or vendor were provided in the meeting transcript.
