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Commissioners approve $50,000 in opioid settlement funds to create sheriff’s office Care Coordinator post
Summary
The board voted 5-0 to use $50,000 from opioid settlement funds to partner with Somerset Public Health to fund a Care Coordinator position within the Sheriff’s Office.
Commissioner John Alsop moved and Commissioner Scott Seekins seconded a resolution to use $50,000 from opioid settlement funds to partner with Somerset Public Health to create a Care Coordinator position inside the Sheriff’s Office. The motion carried 5-0.
The funding is drawn from opioid settlement proceeds and would support a county partnership with Somerset Public Health; the resolution passed unanimously. No further details about length of funding or long-term staffing costs were specified in the meeting record.
