County Director John Kumar told the Norfolk County Commission on April 9 that the county mailed a round of opioid-checks grant payments on April 4 to community coalition members, co-signed by Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey and the county.

Kumar said the county has identified a preferred candidate to fill the fiscal specialist vacancy; the candidate is available to start April 28 pending a successful background check and final approvals. He said the county is moving quickly to backfill the position.

Kumar also announced an advisory-board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 (finance committee at 5 p.m.; general advisory board at 6 p.m.) at the Agricultural High School. He described a virtual open-enrollment fair for county employees set for April 17 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., with vendor presentations (Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boston Mutual, Mayflower and others), a recorded Zoom session, and outreach to employees with limited internet access.

Commissioners asked for additional detail on grant amounts; Kumar agreed to provide the amounts when available and said a press release is being prepared.