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Commission approves mayor‑directed disbursement of opioid settlement funds to local nonprofits and propane for tower
Summary
Robertson County authorized use of opioid-settlement funds for a propane purchase at a county tower and $24,000 to area nonprofits including CASA, COPE, My Father's House and the United Way-operated 211 helpline, with the mayor authorized to direct distribution.
The county commission voted Feb. 23 to amend the general‑fund budget to accept opioid‑settlement funds and authorize County Mayor William A. Vogle to disburse those funds to several local programs and to cover propane for county communications infrastructure.
Resolution No. 022326017 (moved by Commissioner Couts, seconded by Commissioner Rummel) allocated funds for several specified purposes: payment to cover propane for the Cross Plains tower (noted in the minutes as a specific operational need), and grants to local nonprofit programs including CASA of Robertson County, COPE, My Father’s House, and $6,000 to the 211 helpline operated by United Way Greater Nashville. The total non‑propane allocation recorded in the minutes was $24,000 to be disbursed by the United Way at the mayor’s direction; the propane payment appears separately in the resolution language.
Why it matters: opioid‑settlement dollars are restricted by settlement terms and by local appropriation rules; this resolution directs a portion of those dollars to local service providers that address opioid‑related support and to a county telecommunications need (propane for the Cross Plains tower). The county used a budget amendment to authorize the transfers and recorded the motion and vote in the minutes.
What comes next: the mayor’s office will coordinate with the United Way and the named nonprofits to execute disbursements and to document use of funds consistent with settlement and county requirements.
Vote: Resolution 022326017 — Motion by Couts; Second by Rummel; Passed by recorded vote (present commissioners voted in favor).
