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Homewood staff discuss $428,000 opioid-fund balance and a $20,000 request to bridge Safe and Healthy Homewood program
Summary
Council heard staff say the city holds about $428,000 in opioid settlement funds and reviewed a ~ $20,000 request from Safe and Healthy Homewood to hire summer staff; council asked staff to confirm eligibility and bring the item back at the next meeting.
City officials told council on July 13 that Homewood currently holds about $428,000 in opioid settlement funds and discussed a request from the Safe and Healthy Homewood program to use a portion of those funds this summer.
"We have approximately $428,000 in our opioid fund right now," Mr. Smith (speaker 3) said during the pre-council discussion. He explained Safe and Healthy Homewood — described in the packet as connected to the school system — requested roughly $20,000 to hire staff over the summer to maintain opioid-prevention activities until the program can be budgeted in the next fiscal year.
Councilors cautioned staff to ensure expenditures align with the settlement’s eligible-activity criteria; one councilor noted the 10-year grant that previously funded the program ended in the 2025–26 school year and the request is intended as a bridge to ongoing funding. Staff said they would review the eligible activities tied to the opioid settlement and bring the item back to the next meeting; no vote was taken at the pre-council meeting.
The item will be scheduled for the council packet at the next meeting for formal consideration.
