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Montgomery County approves resolution to accept supplemental opioid settlement funds
Summary
The Board approved a resolution authorizing execution of a supplemental opioid settlement with secondary manufacturers and a third supplemental agreement; staff estimated about $44,000 for the county and discussed allowable uses and program continuity concerns.
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 16 approved a resolution authorizing execution of an opioid settlement with secondary opioid manufacturers and approved a third supplemental agreement that staff said will provide additional funds to the county.
County staff described the settlement as one of several iterations entered into by the state and counties. “This is the third, maybe fourth settlement we’ve entered into,” staff member Maines said, describing the agreement as a collective effort by North Carolina’s 100 counties, the attorney general’s office and some cities. Maines said the county’s estimate for the supplemental payment is “a little over $44,000,” though he did not have a distribution schedule at the meeting.
Staff and the sheriff described current uses of earlier opioid-settlement funds in the county, which have paid for housing support, peer support specialists, naloxone distribution and transportation to treatment. Maines and other commissioners noted some services — including the county’s memorandum of understanding with First Health for a peer support specialist — are funded from settlement dollars and may need reassessment as payments decline over time.
The sheriff described individual success stories tied to the county’s program and peer-support work, saying one person “is a completely different person” after treatment coordinated with the county’s peer support specialist and partners. Commissioners praised the collaborative model and approved the resolution.
Commissioner Jeffrey Pope moved to approve the resolution and the supplemental agreement; a second was recorded and the board approved the motion. Staff said funds are typically distributed over multiple years and that allowable uses are restricted to opioid-response activities; the precise distribution schedule and timing for the additional payment were not specified at the meeting.
