Weber County outlines scoring process for opioid-settlement grants; commissioners weigh sheriff funding and require metrics

Weber County commissioners on Oct. 20 discussed how to allocate proceeds from national opioid litigation and set expectations for a new grant review process.

County staff said the county has received about $8.2 million so far from the multi-year opioid settlement and expects roughly $1.2 million per year for the next 13 years as additional payments are received. Staff reported roughly $2.1 million has already been committed to programs, leaving about $6 million of current receipts to allocate; long-term receipts could push the total available to roughly $20 million as more defendants pay.

Staff told commissioners they had received about 20 applications and had begun vetting them. A staff review committee will score applications using a rubric staff…