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Benzie County allocates $35,000 in opioid settlement funds for jail medication‑assisted treatment
Summary
The board authorized $35,000 of opioid settlement money to fund a medication-assisted treatment program in the Benzie County jail for the 2025–26 fiscal year; Undersheriff Greg Hubers answered questions during the item.
The Benzie County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 28 to allocate $35,000 from opioid settlement funds to establish a medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) program for inmates in the county jail for fiscal year 2025–26.
Commissioner Gary Sauer moved the allocation and Commissioner Bob Roelofs seconded. Undersheriff Greg Hubers was present to answer questions about the program proposal. The motion passed unanimously by roll call.
The transcript records the funding amount and that it comes from opioid settlement funds; it does not include programmatic details such as provider selection, patient eligibility, or measurement of outcomes. Those operational decisions will be made by the sheriff’s office and county staff in subsequent implementation steps.
