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Evansville council holds first reading on plan to spend roughly $1.2–$1.3M in opioid settlement funds
Summary
At a Sept. 9 meeting the Evansville Common Council heard a first reading of ordinance F 2024-11 to allocate about $1.2–$1.3 million from the city's opioid settlement funds to local treatment, reentry and harm-reduction programs; several providers described how the money would be used ahead of a second reading.
The Evansville Common Council on Sept. 9 held a first reading of ordinance F 2024-11, a finance ordinance that would authorize transfers and re-appropriation of roughly $1.2'$1.3 million from the city's opioid settlement accounts to local treatment, harm-reduction and reentry programs.
City Controller Robert Gunter told the council the funds combine restricted dollars earmarked for opioid addiction treatment and harm reduction with an unrestricted portion that may support other related services. "This is the first reading," Gunter said, and he invited organizations that would receive allocations to present their plans ahead of a second reading and vote.
Why it matters: The ordinance would direct a one-time allocation from the city's share of national opioid settlement proceeds to local nonprofits and public agencies. Council members and presenters said the…
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