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Davis County schedules meeting to allocate opioid-settlement funds after staff reports $17 million award
Summary
County staff told the budget committee $17 million in opioid-settlement awards have been allocated to the county (not yet paid) and proposed a 20-year approach that would yield about $850,000 per year for ongoing programs; members scheduled a follow-up meeting to set priorities and avoid unsustainable recurring commitments.
An unidentified committee member told the Davis County Budget Committee that $17,000,000 has been awarded to the county from opioid settlements but not yet disbursed. "Currently, $17,000,000 has been awarded, although not yet paid to the county," the committee member said as staff outlined planning considerations.
Staff and committee members discussed allowable uses and past subcommittee work. Brandon Hatch and other presenters noted some prior planning had been done but that settlement funds have not yet been widely deployed in the county. Hatch and Westergaard said county allocations…
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