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County approves opioid‑fund grants for school outreach and 4‑H programming
Summary
Council approved $5,500 for a motivational drug‑awareness speaker to reach fourth graders across three counties and $2,000 for Purdue Extension 4‑H outreach from restricted opioid funds.
Ohio County councilors approved two opioid‑fund requests to support youth outreach programs.
A presenter described a drug‑awareness program that brought a motivational speaker (identified in paperwork as Mr. Herron) to area schools last year and requested funding of $5,500 this year to repeat the program at the fourth‑grade level across three counties. The presenter said the program met the county’s restricted‑fund criteria and that the county has about $36,000 in opioid‑restricted funds available. The council approved the request by voice vote.
Councilors also approved a $2,000 request for Purdue Extension’s 4‑H programming to be paid from the opioid restricted fund. A staff member summarized the extension’s reach and referred members to the emailed program details. That motion passed unanimously as well.
The presenters noted the county used opioid restricted funds for similar programming last year ($3,000 for the speaker) and said the current requests would be paid from the restricted fund account; staff will process the disbursements and record them in the restricted‑fund ledger.
The decisions were procedural approvals only; the meeting transcript does not record details about contracts, expected performance metrics or formal grant agreements for either program.
