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Dickinson County authorizes staff to accept opioid-settlement agreements and approves using foundation grant plus opioid funds for drug court
Summary
The commission authorized staff to accept incoming opioid-settlement agreements on the county’s behalf and approved applying a $12,000 balance from a Central Kansas Community Foundation grant to recovery-court expenses, with remaining 2025 drug-court costs to be covered from the county’s opioid-settlement fund.
The Dickinson County Commission voted to pre-authorize county staff to accept opioid‑settlement agreements on the county’s behalf and to direct remaining 2025 drug-court expenses to opioid‑settlement funds after applying an available grant balance from the Central Kansas Community Foundation.
Staff authorization to accept settlements: County administration told commissioners that opioid-related litigation is producing periodic settlements and that Dickinson County had previously opted in to receive a portion of those funds. The commission approved a motion…
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