Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Casper task force recommends one‑year opioid grants totaling just over $1 million; council to review at December work session
Summary
A task force convened under a city–county memorandum recommended one‑year awards to four entities totaling just over $1,000,000 from opioid settlement funds; the city’s share is about half of the awards and councilors asked for more discussion about evaluation and proposals that included dedicated police staffing.
City Attorney Eric told the council that Casper has taken part in two statewide settlement agreements and that the city has collected "just shy of $1,500,000," with the city and county together holding about $3,000,000 for local opioid response, Eric said.
The opioid task force — formed under a memorandum of understanding between the city and the county — solicited seven proposals, interviewed several applicants and recommended funding four entities for one year only, with total awards just over $1,000,000. Eric said the task force favored…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
