The Kane County Ad Hoc Opioid Settlement Fund Committee approved $11,809.25 in previously allocated expenditures for court services and incorporated the submitted expense detail as an exhibit to the resolution.

Staff said the project had an original allocation of $350,000 and the vendor submitted $11,809.25 in expenses that matched the committee’s prior approvals. Legal counsel circulated a template resolution for recurring, previously approved expenses and the committee agreed to use a general-form template for similar submissions.

During the discussion ASA Frank and other legal advisers recommended the committee consider establishing a formal annual budget for the opioid settlement fund so the county board can appropriate monies in advance. Counsel said a standing budget would reduce administrative delays and avoid sending each expenditure back to the county board for appropriation, particularly if the committee expects large, unpredictable settlement receipts.

The committee voted to approve the court-services expense resolution, with staff instructed to file the exhibit and use the template for similar routine items going forward. Members agreed to follow up on the suggestion to develop a general budget and to bring proposed language back to the committee for review.