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Lexington County approves $1.87 million in opioid‑recovery allocations to local responders and programs
Summary
Council approved staff recommendations to spend $1,869,855 from the county's South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund on coroner services, fire department support, treatment services and municipal allocations; $1,848,441.82 of the county's SCORF balance must be spent by December of this year, staff said.
Lexington County Council approved expenditures recommended by staff from its South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) during the April 2025 meeting. County staff reported the SCORF balance and explained a portion of that balance must be spent this calendar year.
Deputy County Administrator for Emergency Services (identified in the record as 'Buckadoo' and later as 'Luckadoo') briefed council on the fund balance and proposed allocations. Staff reported the county’s total SCORF balance as $5,921,364.69 (transcript reads 5921364 dollars 69 cents) and stated $1,848,441.82 must be spent by December of this year or returned to the state. The staff recommendation totaled $1,869,855 and included the following line items as recorded in the meeting: Lexington County Coroner's Office — $174,700; (transcript phrase: “the rate act”) — $389,655; City of Cayce Fire Department — $309,000; The Courage Center — $564,500; Town of Lexington — $432,000.
Council discussed the recommendation briefly, moved to approve the staff's proposal, and approved the allocations on a recorded vote. Chairman Cullum asked for the vote after confirming members had reviewed the proposal.
The record indicates these funds were allocated to the county in 2022 and will be distributed in accordance with SCORF rules, which restrict use to approved opioid‑abatement and remediation activities. Council did not provide additional details in the public record about programmatic performance metrics or timelines beyond the state spending deadline for a portion of the balance.
