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Probation chief seeks clearer accounting for opioid settlement funds used on drug testing
Summary
Tammy Adkins asked commissioners to clarify how opioid settlement funds earmarked for probation drug-testing are transferred and recorded; she will annotate future claims to ensure reimbursements from the opioid settlement account are completed.
Tammy Adkins, speaking for the Probation Department, asked the Board for clearer procedures to ensure opioid settlement funds budgeted for probation drug testing are used and reimbursed correctly. She said staff will annotate eligible expenditures and flag requests so the opioid settlement account can be used and the department budgets updated accordingly.
"Requested clarification regarding the use and accounting of opioid settlement funds budgeted for probation drug testing expenses," Adkins said. The board discussed transfer processes and internal claim documentation; no formal policy vote was recorded in the provided segments, but Adkins committed to marking future claims to streamline reimbursements.
