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Winn Parish Police Jury tables motions on opioid settlement distributions
Summary
Motions to send $100,000 to the District Attorney and to transfer opioid settlement funds to the Winn Parish Health Unit were both tabled during the Dec. 15 meeting; legal counsel had earlier outlined restrictions on how settlement proceeds may be spent.
During the Dec. 15 session, Legal Counsel Chris Nevils told the Jury that proceeds from opioid settlements are restricted to opioid-related matters including interdiction and treatment and that some portion goes to the Sheriff while some comes to the Police Jury.
Motion by Mr. Author Robinson to approve a $100,000 distribution to the District Attorney's office for opioid interdiction, prosecution and related matters was seconded by Mr. Phillip Evans and then tabled by the Jury (vote recorded as 5 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent, 1 abstained). A second motion by Mr. Robinson to transfer an amount to the Winn Parish Health Unit for opioid and substance-abuse treatment, counseling and related matters was likewise seconded by Mr. Evans and tabled.
Mr. Nevils had asked the Jury to consider allowing opioid funds to carry his office into next year to support ongoing interdiction work; the Jury did not take final action on distribution or transfer during the meeting. The minutes do not record further discussion or an alternative funding plan; the matters remain tabled pending future consideration.
