Commissioners approve project-management agreements tied to opioid-settlement and reentry funds

County commissioners approved project-management agreements for a grant identified in the meeting as “AKARR 7 81” and a related opioid-settlement award during their public meeting.

County officials said the agreements will fund services to help people transition from jail to treatment and housing and to support drug-court participation. Staff described the award package as including one award of 89,647 and a separate $42,387 allocation tied to the $7.81 program; at the meeting staff said the $42,387 would be distributed in monthly installments over 12 months, but the per-month amount was not specified in the discussion.

Officials described the agreements as arrangements in which an outside grant manager and a grant writer will invoice the county for their work, pay contractors who provide services, and handle auditing and paperwork. Staff said each contractor will receive a management fee and a writing fee equal to 10% (as described during the meeting). The county’s role, as presented, is to receive invoices and forward payment; staff said the contractors will provide monthly reports.

A motion to approve and sign the project-management agreements was made and seconded at the meeting and carried with recorded affirmative votes. Carmen Clary, Larry Watson and Bailey (listed in the meeting as a district representative) voted yes when the clerk called the roll on the motion.

The county noted the grant funds had not yet been received at the time of the meeting and that invoicing will begin after program kickoff. Officials emphasized reporting as the primary ongoing obligation under the agreements.

The agreements will next be routed for signatures, and staff said they will monitor contractor reports and invoicing as the grant term proceeds.