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County attorney urges using $7 million opioid settlement funds now; commission opts to refine proposal in budget process
Summary
County Attorney Troy Rellings urged the Davis County Commission to move roughly $7 million from an opioid settlement account into the general fund for settlement‑allowed uses, citing staffing and service needs; commissioners asked staff to prepare a detailed, statute‑compliant proposal for the budget process rather than acting immediately.
County Attorney Troy Rellings told the Davis County Commission on Aug. 26 that roughly $7 million linked to opioid settlements is sitting in county accounts and should be transferred into the general fund so it can be allocated to settlement‑allowed programs now.
"My recommendation to the county commission is to take the $7,000,000, put it in the general fund to be allocated for allowable uses under the settlement agreement," Rellings said, identifying likely recipients as the Sheriff’s Office, the County Attorney’s…
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