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Circuit Court judge authorized to apply for $50,000 grant to fund peer recovery specialist
Summary
At a Feb. 9 Garland County Special Finance Committee meeting, members unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the Circuit Court Division I Judge to apply for a $50,000 Arkansas DHS grant to fund a Peer Recovery Specialist; Judge Mahoney said the grant's purpose is to fund that position.
Garland County's Special Finance Committee on Feb. 9 approved a resolution authorizing the Circuit Court Division I Judge to apply for a fiscal year 2026 Arkansas Department of Human Services, Administrative Office of the Courts grant totaling $50,000 to fund a Peer Recovery Specialist. Justice Peters moved for a do-pass recommendation; Vice-Chair Brown seconded, and the motion passed without opposition.
Judge Mahoney explained the purpose of the grant, saying the money would be used to fund a Peer Recovery Specialist. No further conditions or matching requirements were specified in the meeting minutes.
The committee took no separate vote to allocate local matching funds; the resolution recorded in the minutes was limited to authorizing the judge to apply for the grant. The meeting adjourned after the committee acknowledged several routine reports.
