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Randolph County approves $1.95M in opioid‑settlement reimbursements after debate over recipients
Summary
The board approved $1.95 million in opioid‑settlement reimbursements across 11 applicants, including $150,000 each for Community Hope Alliance and the library navigator program; commissioners debated delaying Community Hope Alliance and questioned redundancy for the library funding before narrow 3–2 votes decided several items.
Randolph County commissioners on April 6 approved a second round of opioid‑settlement reimbursements totaling $1,950,000, awarding funds to 11 applicants after staff review and a recommendations process.
Assistant County Manager William Johnson summarized the program: awards are reimbursement‑based, expenditures must meet the state memorandum of agreement, and recipients are audited annually. The board approved nine applications in a block (amounts read into the record) and then addressed two items — Community Hope Alliance and the Randolph County Public Library navigator program — separately after members pulled them for discussion.
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