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Hawkins County Commission approves allocation of 2024 state opioid abatement funds
Summary
The Hawkins County Commission unanimously approved a motion to allocate 2024 State Opioid Abatement Funds; minutes do not specify amounts or recipients. The motion was moved by Commissioner Jason Roach and seconded by Commissioner Nancy Barker; one commissioner was absent.
The Hawkins County Commission voted unanimously March 31 to approve allocation of the 2024 State Opioid Abatement Funds. Commissioner Jason Roach moved the measure; Commissioner Nancy Barker seconded. The motion passed by roll call vote, 13 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain; Commissioner Danny Alvis was recorded absent.
The minutes list the action as Resolution 2026/03/01 SC but do not identify a dollar amount, specific recipients, or a distribution plan for the funds. Public comments were recorded as on file with the county clerk and none were made on the record at the meeting.
The commission approved the item during a special-called session that also included a separate vote to change the county's property reappraisal cycle. The minutes do not record further discussion of implementation steps or a timetable for spending the opioid abatement funds.
No follow-up actions, departmental assignments, or reporting deadlines were specified in the minutes for this allocation.
