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Council approves opioid‑abatement RFP recommendations and agrees to roll $40,000 for sheriff's jail project into next year
Summary
Council authorized the city manager to finalize 2026 Opioid Abatement RFP awards totaling $96,710.84, including a recommended $50,000 to Columbia Basin Resource Center (excluding a tiny‑home pilot), $2,000 to Crisis Connections for data reporting, and a rollover of a $40,000 sheriff/jail request into next year's funding if needed.
Staff presented recommended awards from the 2026 Opioid Abatement RFP (funds to be used in 2027). The city allocated $96,710.84 for local projects that address opioid remediation. Notable recommendations: Columbia Basin Resource Center applied for $250,000 and staff recommended $50,000 (to support housing stabilization and recovery navigation but excluding the tiny‑home pilot); Scribe/Crisis Connections requested $2,000 to provide city‑specific data reporting; the Grant County Sheriff's Office applied for multi‑jurisdictional support for a jail‑based medical opioid treatment program and first‑responder equipment, and staff recommended a contribution (with council agreeing to roll over a $40,000 portion for further evaluation next year rather than immediately spend it).
Council discussed the scale of some requests, whether smaller awards would meaningfully support large proposals and the option to roll funds into next fiscal year if a program needs more time to scale. The motion to authorize the manager to finalize awards with the rollover direction passed.
Next steps: city manager to finalize contracts consistent with council priorities and to track performance data for funded projects; staff will report back on program implementation in future council meetings.
