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Health director outlines two-track plan for opioid settlement funds; commissioners debate Community Foundation role and sustainability
Summary
Public health director Mike Leahy presented a two-track opioid settlement spend plan that would combine internal county investments and community grants; commissioners debated whether to use the Community Foundation to manage grants, how to preserve interest earnings for sustainability, and how to ensure board oversight of award recommendations.
Public Health Director Mike Leahy and ad hoc members presented a proposed two-track approach to spending opioid settlement funds: (A) internal county investments aligned with public-health and justice-system priorities and (B) an external grants track for community partners focused on prevention, treatment, housing, and recovery supports.
Leahy and committee members described expected receipts (the transcript cites a projected approximately $5.8 million through 2038 from distributor…
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