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Committee approves $12,321 from opioid settlement funds for 2024 treatment room-and-board costs
Summary
The Finance & Economic Development Committee approved spending $12,321 from the county's opioid settlement fund to cover room-and-board costs for treatment services provided in 2024; committee members noted roughly $300,000 is currently held in the settlement account.
Ashland County's Finance & Economic Development Committee voted to approve a $12,321 allocation from the county's opioid settlement funds to cover room-and-board costs for treatment services provided in 2024.
Motion and outcome: Committee member Blake Allison moved to approve the expenditure; Ron Stender (Stendor) seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the minutes.
Context: County staff told the committee the county currently holds just over $300,000 in opioid-settlement money. Committee members discussed broadening use of the funds, exploring joint projects with neighboring Bayfield County, and finding ways to leverage settlement dollars for treatment and prevention work rather than leaving funds unused.
Next steps: staff will continue coordinating with Health and Human Services and the sheriff's office to identify effective uses of settlement proceeds; the $12,321 allocation is the first disbursement approved from the county's settlement account.
Ending: Committee members signaled interest in developing a more strategic plan for non-recurring settlement funds and coordinating regionally where appropriate.
