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Douglas County details behavioral health fund, priorities and planned 2026 budgeting
Summary
Douglas County staff presented an overview of the behavioral health fund at a June meeting, reviewing the fund balance, revenue sources and how county dollars are being used for supportive housing, psychiatric services, substance‑use treatment and prevention.
Douglas County staff presented an overview of behavioral health project funding at a June meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, reviewing the fund’s balance, revenue mix and how the county has directed one‑time and ongoing dollars to local partners.
County Administrator Sarah Plenske and Bob Tryansky summarized 2025 activity and the direction for the 2026 budget. Staff said the fund includes revenue from the county’s quarter‑cent behavioral health sales tax and transfers of property tax dollars that previously supported behavioral health in the general fund; staff reported combined anticipated revenue of about $12.7 million for 2025 (roughly $6.6 million in sales tax and $5.2 million in transferred property tax). Staff corrected an internal transcription error and said the fund balance at the start of 2025 was about $22.07 million (rounded), not the larger figure that appeared in a slide.
Why it matters: The fund supports ongoing care (community mental health provider support, medication‑assisted treatment, wrap services in schools)…
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