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Calhoun County board creates Opioid Settlement Emerging Needs Fund and approves $5.08 million in claims

Calhoun County Board of Commissioners · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The board established an Emerging Needs Fund seeded with $200,000 from opioid settlement proceeds and approved a claims payable listing of $5,084,685.10; both measures passed on unanimous roll call votes.

The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 19 approved a new Opioid Settlement Emerging Needs Fund and a claims payable listing covering Jan. 29–Feb. 11, 2026.

Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott told the board that the county’s opioid settlement payments are expected to average about $600,000 a year over 18 years and presented a resolution to create an…

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