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Hand County moves opioid settlement receipts into dedicated fund and approves DetectaChem purchase for sheriff's office
Summary
The commission approved moving $19,399.12 from the general fund into a dedicated opioid fund and authorized purchase of a handheld DetectaChem spectrometer to help officers detect suspected fentanyl and other substances; the city of Miller will reimburse a small remaining balance.
Hand County commissioners voted to transfer $19,399.12 in opioid settlement receipts from the county general fund into a dedicated opioid fund and to approve a purchase of a portable drug spectrometer for use by local law enforcement.
County staff said the receipts stem from a national settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Sheriff's-office representative Shane told…
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