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Commissioners table opioid funding item, ask for citizen advisory committee and June 16 update
Summary
Pender County commissioners voted to table an agenda item covering distribution of $393,688 in opioid settlement funds until their June 16 meeting and requested staff form a citizen advisory committee; county staff described existing oversight rules and three programs that received multi‑year awards.
Pender County commissioners on May 19 voted to table discussion of agenda item 8.4 — the delegation and oversight of the county's opioid settlement funds — until the Board’s June 16 regular meeting and asked staff to develop a citizen advisory committee to provide public input.
County staff and program leads told the board that the National Opioid Settlement carries specific Department of Justice reporting and participation requirements and that the county has already funded three multi‑year projects from its settlement share. "This set of funds is for their second year in the program to continue their projects for year 2," said Ms. Mosher, a county staff member overseeing the settlement…
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