Advisory board approves Brightbridge Ministries salary-line adjustment

Brightbridge Ministries asked the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board to reallocate an existing salary line so that $27,945 (representing 44% of a case-manager salary in the grant) would be split equally across two case managers at 22% each, producing an allotment of $13,945.50 per case manager. Cheryl Hennen (assistant director) and Ashley Brown (executive director) presented the request and said the change reflects delayed program starts and does not change the total amount awarded.

A board member moved to accept the adjustment, a second was recorded, and the board voted in favor; the chair declared the motion passed. Staff asked that the board vote on the adjustment now so it could be incorporated into contracts that will be drawn up after the Board of County Commissioners reviews 2025-26 applications on Dec. 11.

The board recorded the approval in the meeting minutes and staff will reflect the adjustment in the nonprofits contract documentation.