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County authorizes applying for additional opioid settlement funds
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Summary
Commissioners authorized county staff to sign and submit forms to seek an extension of opioid settlement funding; an official said the national program totals $997,600,000 and funds would be accounted for separately from prior Indiana settlement monies.
Daviess County commissioners authorized county staff to sign paperwork to apply for an extension of opioid settlement funding, a county official said.
An official identified as Hope explained the extension would be kept in separate accounts from earlier Indiana settlements and would follow the same restricted/unrestricted structure for reporting to the State Board of Accounts. "When Jen received that email, it said we were eligible to apply for those. It's $997,600,000 national total," Hope said.
Hope said she did not know the county's eventual award amount but asked permission for county leadership to sign the application form. Commissioners moved, a second was recorded, and the motion to authorize signing the settlement/application passed on a voice vote.
The item, as presented, does not change the county's budget and staff said any awarded funds would be restricted by approved purposes and subject to reporting requirements.
