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Local providers propose new formula for intellectual‑disability mill funds; commission to review during budget
Summary
Mosaic, Class LTV and other local providers presented a proposed allocation process to distribute Crawford County—s intellectual‑disability mill funds across more agencies and asked the commission to approve the process for future distributions; the commission said it will review during budget season and requested annual reporting.
Representatives from Mosaic and Class LTV told the Crawford County Commission they have formed a work group and are proposing a revised allocation process for the county—s intellectual‑disability mill funds that would expand the number of recipient agencies and require annual reporting and regulatory compliance.
Leslie Lakecamp of Mosaic said the group—s proposal includes basic eligibility requirements and financial reporting: "All of the funds have to be expended during the calendar year that they're awarded," she said, adding that recipients must be in good standing with KDADS and the CDDO of Southeast Kansas and must serve clients in Crawford County. Lakecamp said the group produced an Excel allocation worksheet and that the revised process would increase the number of agencies receiving funds from four to six while keeping the county—s total mill allocation unchanged.
"We are not asking for an increase on that," Lakecamp said of the county mill allocation; she said the group redistributed percentages so more agencies can serve clients across the county. The proposal sets a client‑count threshold of 10 or more to maintain eligibility under the group—s fairness standard.
Why it matters: county mill funds for intellectual disability services fill local gaps that federal and state programs do not cover. Lakecamp and other presenters said federal funding through the Home and Community‑Based Services waiver supplies roughly two‑thirds of some program funding and is channeled through the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, but that local mill funds are needed to meet service and compliance demands.
Commission response and next steps: commissioners asked for time to compare the current year's distributions with the proposed allocations. Lakecamp offered to return quarterly and to present an annual expense breakdown: "We would provide this financial breakdown of the expense report at the end of every year for your review," she said. The commission did not vote to adopt the allocation formula during the meeting; staff were directed to review the proposal and consider it during preparation of the 2026 budget.
Background: the presenters said the proposed change responds to a 2014 allocation that served fewer agencies and that the local service network has grown. They said federal and state regulatory changes are increasing providers' costs and community engagement requirements, and that the mill funds help fill gaps left by those larger funding streams.
The presenters said they will return at year end to report how the 2025 funds were spent and expect to meet with commissioners quarterly on request.
