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Council approves opioid-settlement transfer; some members urge clearer FAST team accounting
Summary
The council approved a referral and later a full-council transfer to move $750,000 from opioid stabilization into the opioid settlement revolving fund for multiple programs; several members asked for a specific breakdown so they can confirm how long the FAST team and other services will be sustained.
The mayor requested an appropriation on Feb. 10 to transfer $750,000 from the opioid stabilization fund into the opioid settlement revolving fund, and the City Council debated the item’s specificity and urgency.
Finance Director Emily Arpke said the transfer would cover multiple programs funded by opioid-settlement money, naming $211,000 for the 211 program and $50,000 for the CARES program; she said the balance would support the FAST (opioid…
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