Contract Review Committee approves Fairwinds Q1 opioid payment, requests plan and legal check on grant use

The Contract Review Committee on Nov. 7 approved a payment of $9,390.90 to Fairwinds as reimbursement for quarter‑one services under a town opioid‑abatement grant, but asked staff to obtain a written plan explaining differences between the award, the quarterly report and the organization’s grant application and to seek legal review of the contract terms.

At the start of the discussion, Chair Veronica Bolczyk said the committee had identified “at least three different representations” of the same award and asked Fairwinds’ executive director to attend a future meeting so the organization could explain the discrepancies. Jericho Maley, committee staff, was directed to prepare a communication capturing the committee’s concerns and requesting a plan for modified reimbursement and an…