Council approves $52,800 opioid‑settlement appropriation for CEASE coordinator and programs
The council approved an additional appropriation of $52,800 from the restricted opioid settlement fund to expand CEASE coordinator hours and sustain youth and grief‑recovery programs; members noted and corrected a math/advertising discrepancy in the packet.
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A nonprofit program leader asked the council to appropriate $52,800 from the county's restricted opioid settlement fund to increase coordinator funding and sustain multiple prevention and recovery programs. The coordinator said current duties amount to roughly 80 hours per month supporting youth programs, overdose‑fatality review and grief groups, and that limited existing stipends require the additional appropriation.
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