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Commissioners authorize DOC grant submission, vote-center agreement and opioid settlement paperwork
Summary
The board approved staff permission to submit 2027 Department of Correction grants for community corrections and drug court, approved vote-center locations for the upcoming elections, and authorized submitting paperwork to pursue proceeds from an opioid remnant-defendant settlement; the county also approved a small insurance increase to cover a new health officer.
Boone County commissioners on March 23 approved several administrative items affecting public safety programs, elections logistics and litigation recoveries.
Michael Nance, director of county community corrections, asked for board approval to submit 2027 DOC grant applications including the community corrections grant, residential grant support (requesting two additional residential staff), and drug-court funding that includes coordinator and training budgets and 50% of a defense-counsel fund. Board members approved the submission.
County staff presented the Boone County Vote Center Agreement, describing three proposed locations for the primary and general elections (including an annex and a fairgrounds site). The board voted to approve the agreement so early-voting and vote-center plans can proceed.
On opioid litigation, staff reported the county received notice of a settlement with so-called remnant defendants from a Northern District of Ohio case; Indiana did not opt into that settlement. Commissioners authorized submission of the paperwork to pursue any available proceeds, noting any recovery is likely to be small and would be routed to a committee to determine distribution.
The board also approved a narrow insurance-policy amendment to add coverage for a new health officer; the insurer estimated an additional premium of $1,857.30 to secure coverage.
Next steps: staff will complete grant submissions, publish vote-center schedules and finalize opioid-settlement submissions and committee formation for allocation of any proceeds.
