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Magoffin County to advertise full-time opioid liaison position to manage settlement funds
Summary
The fiscal court approved advertising a full-time opioid liaison position to coordinate use of opioid settlement funds with health, clinical, school and law enforcement partners; the job description was said to be approved by the Kentucky Association of Counties and the attorney general and the role will be housed at the county health department.
Magoffin County’s fiscal court approved proof of advertisement for a full-time opioid liaison position intended to coordinate the county’s use of opioid settlement funds.
Unidentified Speaker 2 said Kentucky’s attorney general, the General Assembly, and federal court judgments have constrained allowable uses of settlement funds and that hiring a local liaison is an authorized way to comply with those requirements. Speaker 2 said the job description has been vetted by the Kentucky Association of Counties and the attorney general, that the county can house the position at the health department ("I spoke to Pete Shepherd. He has a spot at the health department"), and described the role as a point of contact among the health department, medical clinics, schools, law enforcement and other entities that may use the funds. Speaker 2 said the position is full time and described reappointment procedures tied to the federal court process (approximately four-year terms).
The court moved to advertise the position using the approved job description; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The court did not provide a salary range, hiring timeline, or classification details during the meeting.
Next steps: the county will publish the advertisement and accept applications in accordance with the approved job posting; hiring details and budget lines were not discussed at the meeting.
