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Currituck County expands opioid-settlement spending to allow small recovery court pilot
Summary
The Currituck County Board of Commissioners voted to amend its opioid settlement spending plan to explicitly allow funding for a small recovery court, officials said.
The Currituck County Board of Commissioners voted to amend its opioid settlement spending strategy to include evidence-based recovery support services that integrate a recovery court, officials said.
At the meeting, an opioid advisory board representative said the change would expand strategy 2 (recovery support services) to allow funding for a recovery court program modeled after Dare County’s approach. The proposed program would aim to serve roughly eight to 10 individuals, and county staff said the opioid program coordinator will also serve as the recovery court coordinator. Commissioners were told the change does not require additional settlement funds; it is a reallocation within the existing strategy.
Staff said recovery court training is planned for October to support implementation and help fast-track the program. The board moved, seconded and approved the resolution directing opioid settlement funds with the amended strategy by voice vote; no individual vote counts were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The board did not specify additional budget line items or a start date beyond the stated training and planning steps; staff and the opioid advisory board will return with implementation details and next steps as the program is developed.
