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County reminds residents: May is open to apply for opioid-settlement funds as officials warn payments are shrinking
Summary
Commissioners reminded the public that May is the application month for opioid-settlement funds; officials said some defendants’ annual payments have dropped and that the county has distributed roughly $1.2 million from the settlement program to date.
St. Francois County officials told residents the county's application window for opioid-settlement funds is open for the month of May and encouraged eligible applicants to submit forms online.
Commissioner Buckley (S2) explained the administration will review applications in June and warned that payments from some defendants have declined in recent years. He described instances where annual payments fell "from about $150,000 a year to about $15,000 a year," and said those reductions could reduce available local grant funding. "We have... over $1,200,000 in opioid" funding distributed in the community since the program started, he said in the meeting record.
Officials emphasized that while application forms are available on the county website for the month of May, the county cannot compel payments from corporations or guarantee future payment levels. The board directed applicants to submit documentation and noted that the county's review committee will evaluate requests in June before allocating available dollars.
The meeting record contains no formal changes to the county's opioid-fund policy; the discussion served as a procedural reminder and a caution about lower-than-expected settlements from some companies. Interested parties were told to use the county's posted application form and contact the county for additional details.
