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Assembly reappropriates $50,000 in opioid-settlement funds; approves $25,000 grant to Ketchikan Wellness Coalition
Summary
Ordinance 20-87 reappropriating opioid settlement proceeds passed (amended to be effective on adoption) and the assembly approved a $25,000 grant agreement with the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition for take-back events and naloxone training.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on Sept. 15 approved ordinances and grants to continue local opioid-response efforts, reappropriating settlement proceeds and funding community interventions.
Finance Director Charlene Thomas told the assembly that ordinance 20-87 would appropriate $50,000 from nationwide opioid-settlement proceeds for distribution through grants; the amount represents unawarded funds carried from the prior fiscal year. “Last fiscal year, we appropriated a $100,000 for this purpose, and only half of that was awarded in grants. So this is a…
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