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Morton County Commission approves Western Plains Public Health opioid-settlement plan
Summary
On May 28, 2024 the Morton County Commission unanimously approved a plan for Western Plains Public Health to work with the county to use opioid-settlement funds, acting under NDCC 50-36-06; the action passed on a 5-0 vote.
The Morton County Commission on May 28 unanimously approved a plan for Western Plains Public Health to collaborate with the county to utilize opioid-settlement funding, acting under North Dakota Century Code section 50-36-06.
The commission’s approval was made on a motion by Commissioner Buckley, seconded by Commissioner Morrell, and recorded as carried by Leingang, Morrell, Zachmeier, Buckley and Chair Nathan Boehm voting aye. The motion approved the plan "as presented." The transcript records the motion precisely as: "Buckley moved and Morrell seconded to approve Pursuant to NDCC 50-36-06 Western Plains Public Health plans to work in collaboration with the Morton County Commission to utilize opioid settlement funding by implementing the plan as presented."
The action was taken as part of the meeting’s routine approvals, and no further details about the plan’s dollar amounts, specific programs, or implementation timeline were provided in the meeting record. The statute cited, NDCC 50-36-06, is part of the North Dakota Century Code and was the legal basis the commission referenced for approving the cooperative plan.
Next steps were not specified on the record; the commission did not attach a separate motion describing expenditure amounts or an implementation schedule during the May 28 meeting.
