Kalispell could put opioid settlement dollars toward co-responder program
Kalispell police and fire personnel respond to the scene of an alleged overdose on Friday, Sept. 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell City Council is poised to enter into an agreement with Flathead County to help fund a crisis assistance team with dollars from the national opioid settlement.
Council is expected to review and vote on the compact at its Monday, Nov. 6 meeting in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. For more information on how to participate, including remotely, go to www.kalispell.com/agendacenter.
In a memo, City Manager Doug Russell wrote that municipal officials were working with the county, particularly the Flathead City-County Health Department, to direct opioid settlement funds toward a co-responder program.
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