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Sherwood council directs staff to fund MHRT from opioid settlement dollars to free general funds
Summary
Councilors agreed in a work session to direct staff to fund the city’s Mental Health Response Team (MHRT) from opioid-settlement money — freeing general-fund dollars to support the Family Justice Center — and asked staff to confirm eligible uses and five-year spending windows.
Sherwood councilors in a November work session directed staff to use opioid settlement funds to support the city’s Mental Health Response Team, freeing general-fund dollars for the Family Justice Center.
David, the staff presenter, told the council the city has received about $173,000 in opioid settlement funds to date and has spent roughly $110,000 on items including an evidence van, the MHRT and a drug-detection machine. "To date, this was as of a few days ago, we've received almost a $173,000 in settlement funds, and we spent almost a…
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