County appropriates $149,730 in opioid‑treatment grant funds for jail MOUD program
Summary
Union County accepted $149,730 in unanticipated grant funds from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to support jail‑based medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD); funds will be budgeted to Corrections contractual services MOUD line item.
The board approved Resolution 2026-04 April 15 to appropriate $149,730 in unanticipated grant funds from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for jail‑based medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Administrative Officer Shelley Burgess said the funds will be recorded in the general fund Corrections Department and placed into the QC MOUD grant line item for contractual services.
Commissioner Jake Seavert moved to approve the appropriation; Commissioner Paul Anderes seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Chair Scarfo thanked Burgess for the work on securing the grant. The action authorizes staff to expend the grant for the intended purpose of providing jail‑based MOUD services.
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