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Webster County commits $60,000 a year to match opioid-settlement funds for Drug Force Deputy
Summary
The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved using matching opioid-settlement funds of $60,000 per year for five years to fund a Drug Force Deputy position in the sheriff's office, a move the board said is intended to support ongoing drug enforcement efforts.
The Webster County Board of Supervisors on July 16 approved matching opioid-settlement dollars to fund a Drug Force Deputy position in the Webster County Sheriff's Department at $60,000 per year for five years.
Supervisor Hayek moved to authorize the county match; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The action follows a recommendation from Sheriff Luke Fleener, who is cited in the meeting record as the recommending official. The record does not specify whether the match will be paid from the county general fund or another line item; the board recorded the motion as approved without further discussion.
The board did not include a detailed staffing or hiring timetable in the minutes. The match commitment as recorded totals $300,000 over five years if the $60,000 annual commitment is continued for the full term. No public comment was recorded on this item.
The board took the vote as part of routine business; next steps noted in the minutes are administrative (processing the match and arranging the position through the sheriff's office).
