County staff presented a resolution from the county's large opioid task force recommending three targeted uses of settlement funds.

Staff said the first recommendation is to allocate $40,000 to the health department for naloxone (Narcan) distribution and to provide kits to schools and school buses. "We want to increase up to $40,000 for two years to allow some more flexibility to purchase naloxone," staff said, noting a prior one‑year allocation of $20,000 had been expended.

The second recommendation is $10,550 to a post‑overdose response team led by community paramedics to prepare and distribute hygiene and basic‑needs kits that can help build trust with people encountered after overdoses. The third is $1,000 to Cape Fear Valley Health for pharmacist training required to dispense some medications for opioid use disorder.

Commissioners expressed support and staff placed the resolution on next week's consent agenda for formal adoption.