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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final February 20, 2024 <br />Deputy County Attorney Susan Prado referred to staffs memo dated February 12, <br />2024, as she discussed the next set of proceeds to be allocated as part of the <br />multi -faceted Opioid settlements. Attorney Prado informed that the County had <br />received $305,751.08 from the Retail Settlement (Walmart/Walgreen/CVS) class <br />action suit. Staff met with representatives from the Circuit Court to discuss the <br />ongoing financial needs of the alternative court programs which provided assessment, <br />treatment, testing and wrap-around services such as housing and transportation. Staff <br />recommended allocating the retail settlement funds to the alternative court program as <br />had been done in 2023. Additionally, staff recommended having the funds from the <br />retail settlement be allocated to the alternative courts on a recurring annual basis. <br />Under discussion, the Board received clarification on the different "pots" of money <br />coming from the Opioid class-action suits. It was noted that these retail settlement <br />funds came from a different pot than the $1.2 million the County received from the <br />drug manufacturers, which had been allocated to several agencies at the January 9, <br />2024 BCC meeting. <br />Chief Judge Schwab appeared before the Board to speak on the services provided <br />by the alternative courts, which were tailored for opioid addiction recovery. <br />Stephen Hume, Indian River County Veterans Council Chairman, referenced a <br />reported $99,000 left over from one of the original allocations. He questioned what <br />was planned for that money, and advocated for helping Veterans before they reached <br />the courts. Chairman Adams requested the Attorney's office look into the matter and <br />return with an Agenda item if there was additional money. <br />The Chairman also requested staff to return with a recap or visual aid on the different <br />sources of opioid settlement funds, the status of the allocations, and whether any <br />funding should be recurring. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Loar, seconded by Commissioner Earman, <br />to approve staffs recommendation on an annual basis. Staff was also directed to <br />return before the Board with an informational presentation on opioid fund <br />sources, outstanding allocations, and a discussion on creating a process to <br />allocate recurring disbursements. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Adams, Vice Chairman Flescher, Commissioner Earman, Commissioner <br />Moss, and Commissioner Loar <br />14. COMMISSIONERS MATTERS <br />A. Commissioner Susan Adams, Chairman <br />14.A.1. 24-0184 County Attorney Search - Job Description <br />Chairman Adams discussed various modifications to the County Attorney's job <br />duties, education and experience to reflect the requirements the Board wanted to <br />Indian River County Florida Page 11 <br />