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County sets application process for opioid settlement funds and approves needs‑assessment contract with Corona Insights
Summary
The board approved a county oversight process for opioid settlement funds, agreed on an interim oversight committee, and authorized a not‑to‑exceed contract with Corona Insights (up to $62,200) to perform a needs assessment and prioritization work; initial committee recommendation is to proceed with analysis, interviews and facilitated prioritization sessions.
Sweetwater County commissioners accepted staff's recommended interim process for managing opioid settlement funds and authorized an oversight committee to move the work forward. Grants manager Christina Marshall summarized the county's local share, compliance rules and the need for a strategic approach to avoid duplication with state and other county efforts.
"Sweetwater County's local share is 7.64%," Marshall said, adding the county had received $1,344,535.16 as of June 9 and had not yet expended any of the funds. Commissioners authorized forming an oversight group including the chairman, Commissioner Slaughter, the chief deputy and the county grants manager as the point of contact; the committee will use an application and reimbursement process for outside agencies and require project accounting and compliance checks.
The board also approved contracting with Corona Insights to conduct a needs assessment and prioritization exercise related to opioid abatement. Commissioners authorized a not‑to‑exceed contract of $62,200 while directing the committee to proceed initially with the smaller package of tasks (data analysis, up to 20 key‑person interviews and a two‑session facilitated prioritization) and add a household survey later only if necessary.
