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County staff say $2.3M must be restored; propose $700K now and $180K/month repayment
Summary
Lee County behavioral health staff reported an approximately $2.3 million shortfall from commingled opioid settlement funds and proposed a controlled restoration plan of roughly $700,000 immediately plus $180,000 per month for about 10 months; staff said contractors remain current.
County behavioral health staff told supervisors they found that opioid settlement funds had been commingled with the SUD operating cash and that reconciliation identified about $2.3 million that must be restored to the settlement fund.
“We have 3.8 cash on hand in our SUD budget,” Alyce Jones said, and staff proposed applying roughly $700,000 now and restoring the remainder at a pace of $180,000 per month (about ten months) so as not to interrupt contractor payments. Amber Looch, who joined staff discussion, described the approach as a “safe” repayment method intended to avoid fiscal stress on ongoing services.
Jones noted that county contractors are current on paid invoices and that some contract awards were not yet fully executed (so unspent awards would return to the total pot). The board directed staff to report monthly during reconciliation and to transfer OSF dollars into a separately tracked fund once reconciled.
