Sheboygan Opioid Settlement Money: What It Was Spent On
Date: 2026-10-26
Summary: County totals, uses, the unspent balance, and the opening for rides to recovery.
Sheboygan opioid settlement money: what it was spent on
Researched Oct 26, 2026. Sources are linked. Anything marked UNVERIFIED is not confirmed.
Who gets money
- Sheboygan County is the only local recipient. Its share is 1.410% of Wisconsin's 70% local pool, an estimated $3,968,065.47 from the distributor and J&J deals, paid over 18 years. https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WI-Local-Government-Allocation-Resolution.pdf
- The City of Sheboygan is NOT one of the 16 municipalities that sued, so it gets no direct share. (Same source, Exhibit A.)
- County board votes: accepted the distributor deal Dec 2021 (https://sheboyganbeacon.com/2021/12/28/county-gets-3m-to-combat-opioid-abuse/). Res 30, 3/21/2023: Teva, Allergan, Walgreens, Walmart, CVS (https://www.sheboygancounty.com/departments/departments-a-e/county-clerk/resolutions/2022-2023). Res 19, 12/19/2023: McKinsey (https://www.sheboygancounty.com/departments/departments-a-e/county-clerk/resolutions/2023-2024-resolutions).
Totals (county reports to the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee)
| CY2024 | CY2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Start balance | $553,920.09 | $1,527,448.49 |
| Received | $1,050,093.23 | $394,653.45 |
| Spent | $137,041.35 | $177,624.21 |
| Interest | $60,476.52 | $71,200.87 |
| End balance | $1,527,448.49 | $1,815,678.60 |
| - CY2024: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/jfc/200_reports/2025_05_16_wisconsin_counties_and_municipalities_opioid_settlement_proceeds.pdf | ||
| - CY2025 (Sheboygan County pages ~309-317, signed by Administrator Alayne Krause 4/24/2026): https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/jfc/200_reports/2026_05_22_wisconsin_counties_and_municipalities_opioid_settlement_proceeds.pdf | ||
| - Received 2024-2025: $1,444,746.68. Spent 2024-2025: $314,665.56. | ||
| - 2022-2023 receipts and spending: UNVERIFIED line by line. Net balance entering 2024 was $553,920.09. Beacon headline Apr 4, 2023: "County receives $3.1 million in opioid settlement" (https://sheboyganbeacon.com/2023/04/04/county-receives-3-1-million-in-opioid-settlement/), article text not read. |
Uses
- Youth dual diagnosis (mental health + substance use) therapist, HHS. Requested by HHS Director Matthew Strittmater, Nov 15, 2022, at $100,000/yr. Funded 2024 and 2025.
- Jail transition planner. Funded 2024 and 2025.
- Opioid Fatality Review Team (data/research). 2025.
- Jail medication treatment (Vivitrol/naltrexone). HHS memo June 5, 2025: 50 injections at $2,065.66, about $103,283 requested.
- Per-program dollar split is not reported. 2025 by category: Treatment $127,586.52; Treatment for incarcerated people $26,863.75; Data collection/research $23,173.94.
- Medicaid billing offset the positions by $11,879.17 (2025).
- No capital spending and no grants to outside groups reported.
Planned, not yet spent
- Mobile Crisis Co-Responder Service with law enforcement (Treatment category). No amount given.
- Sheriff's office staff counseling and wellness checks. No amount given.
State 30% share (DHS) that reached the county
- $56,607 for room and board in residential treatment, plus $64,446 in 2025. https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/opioids/settlement-funds.htm
Transportation
- $0. The 2025 "Recovery Services" category, which covers transport to treatment, was $0. No transportation use found in either year. Settlement rules (Exhibit E) do allow "transportation to treatment or recovery". Wisconsin Watch notes several counties did this: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/07/wisconsin-opioid-settlement-funds-governments-counties-municipalities-health-database-2026/
Unspent
- $1,815,678.60 as of 12/31/2025.