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Cass County allocates opioid settlement funds for school prevention program, law enforcement kits, and conference travel
Summary
The Opioid Settlement Committee recommended and the Board approved $10,000 for school‑based cannabis/substance‑use prevention, $3,667.90 for Leech Lake Tribal Police drug field kits, and funding for the Public Health Planner to attend an Opioid Settlement Strategies Summit if selected.
Public Health Planner Jamie Richter reported back from the Opioid Settlement Committee and presented several funding recommendations to the Board, which were approved unanimously. The Committee recommended $10,000 from Round 2 funds to the Walker‑Hackensack‑Akeley School District to deliver a cannabis and substance‑use prevention program for students, and allocated $3,667.90 for Leech Lake Tribal Police to purchase MobileDetect drug field kits that match those used by the Sheriff’s Office.
Richter also reported Committee support for allocating funds to cover the Public Health Planner’s costs to attend and, if selected, present at the Local Public Health Association Opioid Settlement Strategies Summit in Willmar on May 13. The Committee reviewed Department of Human Services reporting and financial statements: the 2025 net funds were reported as $42,481.02, the 2026 report (Jan. 1–Feb. 19) showed revenues of $4,383.40 and expenditures of $3,402.41, and an inception report cited $344,808.89 in committed funds with $728,939.96 uncommitted. The Committee also supported placing naloxone alongside AEDs in county buildings and noted HHVS submitted a $10,000 MN Department of Health grant application for an Overdose Fatality Review Team.
Commissioner Rick Haaland moved approval of the Committee recommendations and Commissioner Neal Gaalswyk seconded; the Board adopted the allocations unanimously.
