A drug-treatment court program may need $250,000 from Vigo County's general fund instead of opioid settlement money

What happened

The committee reviewed the courts budget and identified "Judge Ready's" program, which cost about $250,000 this year and was paid out of opioid settlement funds. For next year, that cost is being asked to move to the county general fund, because committee members said opioid settlement money is being spent down and isn't something the county can count on going forward.

The outcome

Included in the courts budget, which the committee approved.

Sources

• Judge Ready's program identified at about $250,000, paid from opioid funds this year, 1:48:34
• Request to move the cost to County General next year, 1:49:13
• Opioid funding described as shrinking and not guaranteed, 1:49:53
• Courts budget, including this item, approved, 1:51:35

Also known as: Judge Ready's program · drug court · opioid settlement funds · county general fund