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Delaware County records $12,596 opioid settlement deposit; sheriff eyes K-9 funding
Summary
The board accepted a $12,596.07 opioid settlement deposit report; Sheriff Ray Thomas said he hopes to use part of the funds for his K-9 opioid-detection program but the total county balance was not known at the meeting.
The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 13 accepted a report on the deposit of an opioid settlement check totaling $12,596.07 from ALGN LPS and TE LPS.
Sheriff Ray Thomas told the board he had only recently learned the settlement details and said he hopes to use some of the funds "for his K-9 program since the dogs look for opioids." Chairman David Poindexter and Commissioner David Beck voted to accept the report. The sheriff also said he did not know the current total in the county's opioid settlement account at the time of the meeting.
Why it matters: opioid settlement money is typically directed to local responses or treatment programs; the sheriff’s statement indicates the funds could be used to support law-enforcement opioid-detection capacity. The board accepted the deposit report without specifying a dedicated spending plan at the meeting.
Next steps: the sheriff’s office and county finance staff will need to confirm the overall balance of opioid-settlement funds and, if the board or county policy requires, return with a formal request for specific appropriations or program allocations.
The board recorded the acceptance of the deposit by unanimous vote of the commissioners present.
