Board applies for opioid settlement funds for pretrial services after support services grant was denied

Staff told the board an application for support services funding was not successful and the executive committee instead filed for opioid settlement funding to support pretrial services and related activities.

S1 said, “we filed for opioid settlement funding,” and that the review timeline points to a November decision followed by council consideration in January. Board members discussed JRAAC’s role in reviewing restricted and unrestricted opioid funds and the subcommittee process for sending recommendations to the commission.

S4 explained that some funds are restricted to opioid‑specific purposes while a pool of unrestricted settlement funds can be recommended for other priorities. The board agreed to continue work through the JRAAC subcommittee and to refine any recommendations before they reach commissioners for final allocation.