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County signs Narcan grant, announces sharps-disposal partnership and approves disaster declaration signature
Summary
Commissioners approved signing an annual Narcan grant (about 200 doses), announced a sharps-disposal partnership with Clean Green Rush, and signed a red-level disaster declaration covering Jan. 5–7 weather closures.
Rush County Commissioners approved several public-health and public-safety items at their Jan. 13 meeting, including authorization to sign an annual Narcan grant, a new sharps-disposal partnership, and a disaster declaration signature related to a recent red-level weather closure.
Speaker 8 said the county is reapplying for an annual Narcan grant due Feb. 1. "This does not cost any money. I applied for this every year. We get roughly 200 doses of Narcan that I can distribute among the EMS," Speaker 8 said. Commissioners moved and approved signing the grant application and related authorization.
Speaker 8 also announced a new partnership with Clean Green Rush to provide sharps-disposal containers and a monthly collection process at a designated drop-off site on the first Saturday of each month; the health department will serve as a pickup site and Clean Green Rush is funding the containers.
On emergency management, Speaker 3 requested approval of a disaster declaration signature for a red-level weather closure covering Jan. 5–7 (effective times were discussed during the meeting). Commissioners approved the signature to document the county's emergency action.
The sheriff's office also provided operational updates, introduced a new chief deputy promoted to major (Doug Keith), and reported training-hour totals for 2024; the jail population was reported at 32 inmates.
