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Commissioners outline plan to inventory opioid-settlement funds, hire coordinator
Summary
Commissioners reviewed an assessment of opioid settlement funds, discussed convening stakeholders and hiring a full-time coordinator to develop and implement a countywide opioid response; approximately $902,000 is currently available with projections exceeding $2 million through 2039.
Commissioner Wolfson presented an initial assessment of opioid-settlement funds at the May 27 meeting, proposing concrete next steps: compile an inventory of existing resources, identify service gaps, convene county stakeholders (law enforcement, EMS, public health, courts, providers, faith groups), and hire a coordinator to manage program development and operations.
Wolfson said roughly $902,000 is available now, with projections of over $2 million through 2039 (Purdue settlement funds were noted as additional but not included in the projection). He cautioned that only certain percentages of funds can be used for education and prevention and stressed the need to supplement rather than supplant existing programs. Commissioners supported convening a summit of stakeholders and forming a job description for a coordinator to bring back to a future work session for further discussion.
