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Daviess County fiscal court creates separate opioid-abatement fund, asks for coordinated spending plan
Summary
Daviess County Fiscal Court approved creation of a new opioid abatement settlement fund (Fund 74), moved roughly $1.46 million into it and asked staff to develop coordinated spending plans that comply with state rules and county legal review.
Daviess County Fiscal Court on July 10 approved creation of a new, separately accounted opioid abatement settlement fund and transferred existing settlement proceeds into the new Fund 74 while asking staff and commissioners to develop a coordinated spending plan.
County Treasurer Mr. Johnson told the court the separation is required by state local finance officers and that the county will move the current balance of opioid settlement funds — $1,464,951.45 — into Fund 74 as part of preparing the 2025–26 budget. "The current balance of the settlement funds in the amount of $1,464,951.45 will be moved to fund 74," Mr. Johnson said.
The move also includes an internal budget adjustment, Mr. Johnson said: the 2025–26 general fund will be reduced by $1,500,000 and the new opioid…
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