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Commissioners approve creation of special budget line for opioid settlement proceeds
Summary
Freestone County commissioners moved to create a special budget line to track and expend opioid settlement proceeds, with staff citing the need to cover training for the sheriff's department. The motion passed after a brief discussion.
Chair (S1) asked the court to create "a special online item for opioid settlement proceeds" so the county can properly expense training paid from those funds. S2 explained the county had handled COBRA funds for years without a discrete expense line and that training for the sheriff's department requires a dedicated line so the money can be used as intended.
S1 sought a motion and S3 moved to approve transfers/amendments; the motion was seconded and the court carried the motion. "Do I have a motion to create that special phone line item for what we want to settle in proceeds?" S1 asked during the exchange, and the record shows the court approved the transfers to enable expensing the funds.
