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Board forwards restricted opioid-abatement allocation to county budget; vote recorded
Summary
Board approved forwarding the year’s restricted allocation and letter of agreement to the county budget office and authorized the mayor to accept the funds; roll-call votes recorded seven 'Yes' votes and the motion passed. Staff reported restricted disbursement of $789,008.23 and remaining restricted balance of about $37,007.71.
The Rutherford County opioid-abatement board on Wednesday approved a motion to forward the year’s restricted allocation and letter of agreement to the county budget office and to authorize the mayor to sign and accept the funds.
A board member moved to forward the allocation to budget and the motion was seconded. The board then conducted a roll-call style confirmation in which those present were recorded as voting in favor: Commissioner Reed (Yes), Commissioner Peay (Yes), Kelly Haley (Yes), Trish Breeding (Yes), Lori Flippo (Yes), William Cope (Yes) and Chairman Harris (Yes). The chair declared the motion passed.
Financial context: Melissa (staff) presented the monthly financial report and said the board reimbursed about $147,000 in January, bringing total reimbursements since July 1 to about $853,005.89. She reported restricted funds left to allocate at roughly $37,007.71 and unrestricted funds of a little more than $1.6 million. Melissa said the annual restricted disbursement figure in the letter of agreement is $789,008.23.
Board discussion focused on the board’s exposure to future cuts and recurring obligations. Members noted the organization has historically funded recurring contracts — for example with MTSU and local law-enforcement programs — and warned that the county’s anticipated reduction of roughly $800,000 to its opioid-abatement stream will require planning for alternative funding scenarios.
What’s next: staff will forward the letter of agreement and supporting documents to the county budget office per the motion; board members urged close coordination during upcoming budget deliberations in April–June.
