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County holds public hearing on proposed 0.15% behavioral‑health sales tax; decision tabled to Aug. 19
Summary
Staff recommended placing a 0.15% behavioral‑health sales tax on the Nov. 2025 ballot to fund navigation, prevention, crisis response, treatment and recovery supports, but after extensive public testimony commissioners tabled action to Aug. 19 to allow more outreach and follow‑up information.
Boulder County staff recommended Aug. 12 that commissioners place a proposed 0.15% behavioral‑health sales and use tax on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot to generate an estimated $15 million a year and fund a continuum of mental‑health and substance‑use services. After a lengthy public hearing with dozens of speakers, commissioners voted to table final board action until a special meeting on Aug. 19 to allow more targeted outreach and to gather additional financial and program details.
Staff recommendation: Michelle Webb, behavioral‑health system manager, and Jim Adamsburger from Community Services presented a funding model allocating revenue across a service continuum: navigation (5%), prevention (10%), crisis response and stabilization (20%), treatment (40%) and recovery supports (25%). Staff said the funding would be…
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