Citizen Portal
Sign In

Lacey authorizes city manager to sign amendment pooling opioid‑settlement funds

City of Lacey City Council · March 4, 2026

Loading...

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Council authorized the city manager on March 3 to sign an amended interlocal agreement allowing Thurston County to hold pooled opioid‑settlement funds and establishing an independent subcommittee to make spending recommendations; council members asked about safeguards and fund stewardship.

City Attorney Dave Schneider explained that the proposed amendment to an interlocal agreement would allow four jurisdictions to pool opioid‑settlement funds and designate Thurston County as the lead agency to hold pooled funds. An independent opioid abatement council subcommittee would recommend distribution; the Thurston County Board of Commissioners would make the final decision and could return recommendations to the committee if they declined to approve them.

Council members asked whether pooled funds could be invested while held by the county and how interest would be handled. Schneider and staff said the intent is to distribute funds on an annual cycle and to get money into projects quickly; staff committed to follow up on specifics of county custodial practices and safeguards.

Council moved and seconded authorization for the city manager to sign the amended interlocal agreement; the motion carried unanimously. Staff said the independent subcommittee will recommend projects and Thurston County would have responsibility for stewardship of pooled funds while functioning as lead agency under the agreement.