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Board follows committee, denies request for opioid-settlement training funds
Summary
The board moved to follow the committee recommendation and deny a request to use opioid-settlement funds for training solutions put forward by National University; commissioners said available settlement proceeds to the county are small and uncertain.
Alger County commissioners voted to follow a committee recommendation to deny a request to allocate opioid‑settlement funds to a training program submitted by National University. Commissioners said the county's share of remaining opioid settlement proceeds is small and the county lacks clarity on expected amounts.
Clerk and committee members discussed that the county has limited remaining settlements and that the amount the county might receive is uncertain; one commissioner said the county would receive "nothing" if it did not sign on. After discussion the board adopted the committee's recommendation to deny the National University training request. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.
The decision preserves settlement funds for other local priorities; staff noted prior settlement receipts exist and that future requests should be routed through committee for vetting before board action.
