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Committee moves county request to amend budget to cover mounting psychiatric restoration bills
Summary
Committee approved moving to the full board a request to amend the 2025 county budget to cover psychiatric restoration and related evaluation expenses after staff reported several large state facility bills and unpaid invoices.
Washington County staff told the Health and Human Services Committee on July 30 that psychiatric restoration costs tied to court‑ordered competency evaluations and inpatient restoration at state facilities have produced large county bills and requested the committee forward a budget-amendment request to the full board.
Staff reported the county had budgeted $350,000 for psychiatric restoration expenses in 2025 but had received billing…
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