Bartholomew County Councilwoman Laura DeDomenic will represent the county on the joint board to oversee funding on drug abuse projects. The council chose DeDomenic last night for the newly created Substance Abuse Funding Board.

The joint board will make recommendations on how tax money should be spent for projects proposed by the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress in Bartholomew County.

That includes determining if all other funding options have been explored before deciding that a project should be funded out of public money, and how the expense should be divided between the city and county, she said. Once the funding board makes its recommendation, both the city and county councils would decide whether or not to approve the funding request.

DeDominic was named to the board during Monday night’s County Council work session. There is some confusion as to whether or not the council will need to take any action to make the appointment official. That is expected to be ironed out when the council meets for its regular meeting on May 8th.