Weber Human Services outlines behavioral‑health and aging services for Morgan County and budget ask of about $161,000 for FY26

Officials from Weber Human Services presented commissioners with the agency’s responsibilities, what it provides for Morgan County residents and the proposed FY26 funding request on July 15. Kevin Eastman, executive director of Weber Human Services, and Michelle (chief financial officer) reviewed services, caseloads and the county’s requested local contribution. Nut graf: Weber Human Services serves as the local mental‑health and substance‑abuse authority for both Weber and Morgan counties by state code and provides a range of services: crisis response, outpatient therapy, case management, residential care and a senior program (congregate meals and Meals‑on‑Wheels) delivered in cooperation with county staff. The agency asked Morgan County to fund a portion of the state match and senior services; their FY26 request left a recommended county obligation of about $161,000 after accounting for federal/state pass‑through funds. Weber Human Services staff said they served 50 Morgan County residents for mental‑health care and 18 for substance‑use treatment during the prior fiscal year; they estimated roughly 4–5,000 overall clients served across Weber and Morgan combined by the regional system. The presenters noted that Medicaid‑eligible residents in Morgan County (surveyed numbers in their slide deck) are served by Weber Human Services when Medicaid or public funding is their payer. On aging, the county’s senior center serves about 250 registered seniors and offers congregate meals (15–20 people per meal day) and Meals‑on‑Wheels (about 30 meals per weekday delivered in Morgan). Last fiscal year Weber Human Services reported serving 65 homebound Morgan seniors on Meals‑on‑Wheels. The agency described staff costs, suggested donations for meals and the local match requirements tied to federal and state aging funds. Weber Human Services presented a budget worksheet that combined: senior center staff and meal costs, and the county’s required 20% local matching amounts for mental‑health and substance‑use block grants, arriving at the county obligation of roughly $161,000 for FY26. Commissioners asked about sliding‑scale fees, whether local therapy appointments were available in Morgan (staff travel from Ogden for about one weekly appointment), and how impending federal Medicaid/eligibility changes could affect volumes and county costs. Ending: Commissioners said they would consider the FY26 budget request during the upcoming budget hearings; presenters asked the county to continue supporting outreach and prevention work and noted they were exploring part‑time local prevention staffing to sustain progress in Morgan County.