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Opioid council creates exploratory committee to study who should pay for counties'consultant
Summary
Council voted to form a small exploratory committee to determine whether counties can or should share in paying a proposed SMART Initiative consulting fee after lengthy debate over administrative rates and county fairness.
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council on Dec. 12 voted to form a 3-to-4-person exploratory committee to determine whether there is a viable mechanism for counties to pay part of a proposed consulting fee from the SMART Initiative, after members raised concerns about administrative overhead and fairness.
Clay Jackson moved the measure, urging the council to "take the temperature of the counties" before obligating state-level funds; the motion passed…
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