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County approves opioid-settlement allocations, emergency mental-health grant for jail staff

Clinton County Board of Commissioners · April 21, 2026

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Summary

An opioid-settlement committee recommended $44,650 in Clinton County allocations, including partial funding for Paul Phillipi transit and a $15,000 emergency grant to support mental-health services for sheriff's deputies and jail staff; commissioners approved the allocations and authorized filing the emergency application.

Laura, the opioid-settlement coordinator, presented fall and spring application reviews and recommended Clinton County awards totaling $44,650 across several programs. The funding package includes partial or full recommendations for Healthy Communities (recovery café and insurance navigation), county probation drug testing assistance ($4,500), a partial recommendation of $16,000 for Paul Phillipi (from a $25,000 request, split county/city), $4,500 toward vape detectors at Rossville Middle School and $37,500 (half city, half county recommended) toward a We Care transition housing project.

Laura also raised staff mental-health concerns at the sheriff’s office and jail, recommending filing an emergency opioid-settlement grant application to support mental-health services for jail and sheriff department personnel. Commissioners increased the emergency request from $10,000 to $15,000 and authorized submission of the application by the committee; the motion passed 3–0.

Don Layton (Paul Phillipi Resource Center) earlier described transit growth — a near 5% increase last year and a 7.5% increase in the first quarter after adding same-day service and extended hours — and said the agency is requesting replacement vehicles with local-match responsibility borne by the applicant.

The opioid settlement coordinator said next steps include city and county signing agreements, approved agencies reporting required data to the coordinator, and quarterly reviews of spending and outcomes. Commissioners approved the packaged recommendations and directed staff to process grant agreements and monitor reporting requirements.