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Daniels County approves opioid settlement paperwork; funds discussed for public safety and regional services
Summary
Commissioners authorized staff to sign opioid-settlement paperwork tied to regional opioid-abatement trust (MOAT), with discussion that funds would be used for public-safety and hospital-district-related services; the motion to approve was seconded and passed by voice vote.
Daniels County commissioners voted to authorize county staff to sign opioid-settlement paperwork related to regional opioid-abatement funds managed for eastern Montana.
Commissioners were briefed on MOAT (the regional opioid-abatement trust) and the role of the Eastern Montana Mental Health Center in administering grants for the 17-county eastern Montana region. The briefing stressed that pooled funds are intended for targeted uses in the region and that MOAT evaluates grant proposals against criteria focused on treatment and related services.
A motion to approve the opioid settlement paperwork was made and seconded; commissioners recorded a voice vote in favor and authorized the county to execute the documents. During debate, a commissioner noted the paperwork should keep the county’s millage or percentage at the level previously approved by voters; the motion and second both referenced preserving that voter-approved percentage.
The meeting record shows frustration among commissioners about limited inpatient psychiatric capacity and patient placement logistics in the region, with discussion of transport to regional hospitals and how allocations from opioid-abatement funds might be used to support services locally.
Ending: The county authorized staff to execute the opioid-related settlement documents; commissioners directed staff to prepare the formal resolution and paperwork for signatures.
