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Commission rescinds $50,000 in opioid funds and orders special meeting to review beneficiary recommendations
Summary
Harrison County rescinded $50,000 from a prior opioid allocation after the health department said it required only $25,000 of a $75,000 allotment. The commission deferred final adoption of opioid-settlement beneficiaries and set a special meeting to review recommendations and reporting requirements.
The Harrison County Commission on Oct. 9 voted to rescind $50,000 from a previously approved opioid-fund allocation after county officials said the health department reported it needed only $25,000 of a $75,000 allotment.
'They only need $25,000 of the $75,000 that we allotted them,' a speaker on the record told the commission, explaining the request to return unused funds to the county pool for reallocation. The motion to rescind $50,000 was made and approved by voice vote.
Separately, the commission took up the Opioid Board’s recommendations for beneficiaries of broader opioid-settlement funds. Several commissioners expressed that the item required more review time and suggested inviting recipients to discuss reporting and program requirements in person. Commissioners agreed to hold a special meeting dedicated solely to the opioid-beneficiary recommendations and asked staff to coordinate schedules with board members and recommended recipients.
Commissioners emphasized the need for recipients to understand reporting requirements and the memorandum of understanding tied to the funds. One commissioner asked that the beneficiaries attend the special meeting so commissioners could ask questions directly.
Next steps: County staff will coordinate a special meeting in the coming weeks for a focused review of opioid-settlement beneficiary recommendations; final adoption of beneficiary allocations will occur at that special meeting.
