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Board approves restricted-opioid funds to match CASA state grant
Summary
CASA requested county matching funds to secure an $18,003.93 state grant; commissioners approved using restricted opioid funds to fill the county match, with the motion recorded at $3,393 in the meeting.
Kelly Shellhammer, representing Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), asked the Scott County commissioners to provide additional county funds to match a state grant so CASA can receive the full award for services to children in foster care.
Shellhammer said the state's award was $18,003.93 and that the county had initially funded $15,000; she asked the board for the difference to secure the state's match. County attorney Alex Zimmerman and other commissioners discussed whether the expenditure could come from restricted opioid settlement funds; commissioners agreed the request fit the guidelines for restricted-opioid funding and moved to approve using those funds to provide the county match. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The transcript contains two slightly different numeric references to the requested county share (one speaker said $3,003.93; the motion as recorded during the vote used $3,393). The board vote approving use of restricted opioid funds is recorded in the meeting transcript as passing by voice vote.
CASA said the match will allow it to receive the full state match and position the organization for future distributions later in the year.
