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Klamath County officials discuss using opioid settlement funds to cover juvenile detention shortfall
Summary
County juvenile director asked the board to use opioid settlement funds to close a detention budget gap after a grant failed to materialize; legal staff said the funds may be allowable if the county documents substance-use and mental-health needs and tracking procedures are implemented.
Commissioner Minty and other commissioners heard a request from Dan Golden, the juvenile director, to use opioid settlement money to cover a shortfall at the county juvenile detention center after an expected grant did not come through. Golden said the prior grant would have supplied substantial personnel and program funding; the county has used a $250,000 grant to stand up an electronic medication management system but now faces a revenue gap.
A staff member who reviewed the opioid settlement guidance said the funds can be used for juveniles with substance-use…
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