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Warr Acres officials say $45,000 opioid grant arrived with unclear allowable uses; council pulls item from consent docket
Summary
City officials told the council the $45,000 opioid abatement grant already received may not match the paperwork and its allowed uses are uncertain; the council removed the related consent item from tonight’s appropriations to get clarity from the attorney general’s office and grant administrators.
City officials told the Warr Acres City Council on March 18 that paperwork for a $45,000 opioid-related grant required clarification and that the council should not appropriate the funds until staff and the city attorney can confirm allowable uses.
The item — listed on the consent docket as Item F — was pulled for separate discussion after police and fire chiefs raised questions about whether the grant could be spent on Narcan vending machines or only on training, overtime and Narcan distribution. Pam (last name not recorded),…
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