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Commissioners press for advance notice on opioid fund disbursements; finance staff explain Narcan and unusual-demand items
Summary
Commissioners asked for earlier notice before opioid-related disbursements; county finance staff told the commission that Narcan requests and other reimbursements are processed through the claims memos and that a previously miscoded sheriff grant will be cleaned up in Munis.
At the meeting a commissioner asked for clearer advance notice before county opioid-disbursements are approved and distributed, citing concern about large educational or program grants that could total "a quarter of a $1,000,000" as an example.
Finance staff said staff had circulated claims memos and that the county had experienced a coding error in which a sheriff's grant dated to 2021 was run through discretionary funds; staff explained the action before the commission is to re-code and clean that money through the county financial system (Munis) so internal controls apply going forward.
On Narcan distribution, staff said most Narcan requests follow a process and have been processed through the normal claims and applications workflow; emergency management staff reimbursements for non-county employees were listed on the unusual-demand report because those individuals are not county employees and cannot be paid through payroll.
Why it matters: Commissioners said they want oversight and prior notification before significant opioid-related disbursements occur. Finance staff said the county will provide claims memos and follow regular finance procedures to prevent future miscoding of grant funds.
Commissioners accepted the unusual-demand report as new business after staff said the packet had been emailed; the transcript records the acceptance by voice vote.
