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Davis County attorney urges using $7 million in opioid‑settlement funds for local programs, calls 2023 statute an overreach
Summary
County Attorney Troy Rollins urged commissioners to place roughly $7 million in opioid‑settlement funds into the general fund for allocation to sheriff, county attorney, public defenders, pretrial services and behavioral health, calling a 2023 state statute that restricts spending an unconstitutional interference; commissioners agreed to fold decisions into the budget process and have staff produce detailed, statute‑compliant proposals.
County Attorney Troy Rollins told Davis County commissioners on Aug. 26 that about $7 million in opioid‑settlement money is currently unusable unless the county repackages spending to meet a 2023 state statute’s requirements, and he urged commissioners to move the funds into the county general fund so they can be allocated to allowable local uses.
“$7,000,000 sits in there while we’ve got the budget situation that we’ve got,” Rollins said, arguing the statute interferes with Davis County’s separate settlement…
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