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Sheriff requests three vehicles paid from opioid settlement funds; commission tables request to next meeting
Summary
The sheriff asked the board to authorize purchasing three vehicles for grant-funded community services staff using opioid settlement funds. Commissioners voted to table the request to the next meeting for additional review of balances and coordination with incoming state funds.
The sheriff told the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners that three grant-funded community-services staff frequently travel for crisis responses and is requesting the board approve purchase of three small crossover vehicles using funds from the county’s opioid settlement account.
The sheriff said the vehicles would be economical crossover models quoted at roughly $33,000–$34,000 apiece (about $99,000 total) and argued the purchase fits allowable opioid-settlement uses such as treatment, prevention, outreach and…
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