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Price County Opioid Ad-Hoc Committee Minutes Date: June 10, 2026 Time: 12:00 p.m. Place: Courthouse County Board Room 101; 126 Cherry St; Phillips, WI 54555 Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Paula Houdek, Committee Chairperson. Roll Call Members Present: JoJo Baratka, Kayla Borgen, Mike Borgen, Rachel Hoffman, Paula Houdek, Chief Marvin Nevelier (Remote), Tiffany Palecek, LT. Blaine Peterson, LT. Danielle Peterson, Sarah Reese- Socha, Chana Rymarkiewicz, Nick Trimner Members Excused: Megan Enders, Sherry Graham, Deenah King, Laurie Mckuen Items For Discussion and Possible Action 1. Public Comment: Robert Knaack, Executive Director His House of Hope in the City of Phillips, spoke on an agenda item and passed out an informational brochure, which is on file. Communications: None. 2. Minutes from May 13, 2026, Meeting Motion Palecek/Rymarkiewicz to approve the May 13, 2026, meeting minutes. Motion carried. 3. Office of Administration Updates – Nick Trimner : Shared possible projects for spending the funding listed by board members from the previous meeting. The Committee has held two (2) of the five (5) meetings allotted. The goal for this meeting is to share additional thoughts or specific items for which the Opioid funds could be utilized. The Committee packet defines the accepted categories for spending funds. 4. Medical Centers – Opioid Impacts on Communities/Areas of Work a. Aspirus – Deenah King: No report. b. Marshfield Medical Center – Laurie Mckuen: No report. 5. Law Enforcement – Opioid Impacts on Communities/Areas of Work a. Phillips Police Department – LT. Blaine Peterson: There have been opioid impacts seen in drug deliveries. Funding for adult treatment courses and wellness court could be helpful. Another possibility would be the purchase of a Thermo Scientific TruNarc Delta Handheld Analyzer, which is not only useful for law enforcement and court, but it could be utilized throughout the County. The analyzer rapidly identifies drugs for presumptive evidence, in a safe and contactless manner. An information packet for the analyzer was presented and is on file. 6. School Districts – Opioid Impacts on Communities/Areas of Work a. Park Falls School District – Sherry Graham: No report. b. Prentice School District – Megan Enders No report. Discussion on educational speakers to warn late elementary and middle school aged children about the risks of drug use. This age was identified as a critical time to reach children. 7. Discussion on Potential Use of Opioid Funding: Discussion on looking into any guidelines for community participation regarding receiving opioid funds . Supplanting is not allowed with the funding. Funds can be used towards grants and matching grants. Discussion on narrowing down the list and identifying what would make the largest impact to benefit the community. Description of the process for sending the final opioid funding list to Health and Human Services Board for their approval. The Health and Human Services Board would then send it to the County Boards as a budgetary item for approval. Added to the list for funding: (5) AODA assessments per year for the Health and Human Services Department, as clients are required to pay for them privately. 8. Agenda Items for Next Meeting: Finalize Opioid Funding Recommendations ; Robert Knaack, His House of Hope 9. Next meeting: July 8, 2026 10. Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. by Paula Houdek, Committee Chairperson. Respectfully Submitted by Meredith Hueckman, County Clerk