OASIS convened LGUs and litigating entities to review regional abatement spending, reporting and a prototype public dashboard. Staff said 45 of 63 direct-share reports have been received and fiscal-year-27 payments are expected to be released by mid-October.

Supervisors discussed using opioid settlement (OVA) funds for a K-9 vehicle; staff said 75% of funds must be used for Schedule A strategies (treatment, Narcan, warm handoffs) and could not find a clear authorization for purchasing a canine vehicle without risking repayment, though cost-sharing examples from other counties were noted.

Brianna Pinkham Beb, County Commissioner for District 1, briefed the Select Board on county priorities: addressing the county's self-funded employee health-insurance program, completing delayed audits, creating a financial oversight committee, and launching a community-based opioid grant process that produced four initial awards.

The council unanimously approved $29,899.55 to buy a DEA-compliant safe for the fire department, funded from opioid settlement dollars. Deputy chief said hospitals stopped supplying controlled medications, requiring departments to register with the DEA and buy secure storage.

County staff asked commissioners to authorize $303,783.57 in opioid settlement funds: $300,000 for a refreshed collaborative strategic planning process and $3,783.57 for training community paramedics, citing fentanyl as the dominant driver of local opioid deaths.

Staff requested council sign letters supporting a Wabanaki DHHS grant and urging U.S. senators to lobby against a proposed HUD NOFO change that could sharply reduce Bangor's permanent supportive housing funding. Staff also described planned coordination on county opioid-settlement grants and said airport screens will not show a voluntary DHS video.

Legislation mandates insurers to cover non-opioid alternatives for pain management.

Supervisor Sabatier questions sustainability and vision for $18 million opioid settlement funds.

Allegany County voted to participate in a one-time remnant opioid settlement payment; a Frostburg resident urged an independent audit of opioid restitution funds and county officials described an existing task force that manages and allocates those dollars.

Judges asked the Budget Committee to transfer two RISE case managers and a mental-health treatment court case manager from opioid-funded lines into the court's general fund, seek mayoral support of $100,000/year, and request increases for jury, mileage and travel lines to avoid drawing on the jury-pay fund.

Lawmakers passed legislation authorizing the Department of Health to identify high‑risk opioid prescribers, conduct chart reviews and investigations, and change medical‑director on‑site time calculations; sponsors said the changes accommodate specialist shortages while opponents asked about oversight details.

Deputy County Administrator Steve Holmes and board members summarized Pima County's 1 Pima initiative, loop-cleanup efforts and opioid-settlement allocations (roughly $31 million received to date), and announced housing investments and plans for a shelter dashboard and transition-center expansion.