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Monroe County approves $235,025 re‑entry initiative funded by opioid settlement and ratifies multiple budget items
Summary
At its June 17 meeting, the Monroe County commissioners approved opioid settlement expenditures including a $235,025 agreement with Cornerstone Community Initiative to expand a coordinated re‑entry initiative, ratified contracts and budget adjustments, and authorized grant submissions and training funds for county correctional services.
The Monroe County commissioners on June 17 approved several fiscal actions tied to opioid settlement funds and county budgets, including a $235,025 memorandum with Cornerstone Community Initiative to support an expanded coordinated re‑entry initiative in the county.
Commissioners also approved a memorandum of understanding with Carbon Monroe Pike Drug and Alcohol for $4,400 to provide six mental‑health educational classes for residents with opioid use and co‑occurring disorders, and authorized a payment of $6,700 to Reed and Associates for geologic services at a new well at the Monroe County Correctional Facility. The board voted to ratify multiple budget adjustments and program budgets for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Grants manager Ashley Carrick was authorized to electronically submit and sign several grant applications and contracts, including a $50,000 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAP) submission, a $700,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) de‑escalation and crisis response training program application (covering 2025–2028), and a justice reinvestment initiative contract starting July 1, 2026, to support probation and treatment court services. "Ashley Carrick, grants manager" was listed on the record as the official authorized to submit those documents.
The board ratified Emergency Solutions Grant 2025–2027 subrecipient contracts that fund emergency shelter, street outreach, rapid rehousing and related services, with a grand total of $223,781.25 allocated among local providers. Separately, the county authorized a one‑year service and maintenance agreement with KFT Fire Trainer LLC for $32,027 to support emergency management training equipment and services.
When a commissioner misnamed one recipient as "Keystone," the chair corrected the record and confirmed the $235,025 award is to Cornerstone Community Initiative. The board’s actions were presented as motions, all of which were moved, seconded and announced on the record as "motion carries." No roll‑call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The meeting packet and actions included routine approvals—minutes, capital purchases (furniture and vests), establishment of bank accounts, and approval of vouchers and payroll. The commission also ratified an agreement with Northstar Networks to provide free technical assistance for a RingCentral phone migration, and approved privacy language tied to Microsoft enterprise licensing updates.
What’s next: The items approved at the meeting will proceed to implementation by the responsible departments (grants administration, correctional facility and emergency management); the transcript did not specify implementation deadlines for the opioid‑funded re‑entry program beyond the contract and memorandum amounts.
