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Board tables decision to keep MHDS staff on county payroll while regional system reorganizes
Summary
MHDS East Central Region requested that Benton County remain employer of record for one employee (Sarah) for fiscal 2026 and asked the county to transfer region‑owned assets to the new Disability Access Point (DAP); supervisors voted to table the employment and asset transfer request for two weeks pending legal and budget review.
Deb Seymour‑Guard, finance coordinator for the MHDS East Central Region and newly appointed CFO for the state’s Disability Access Point (DAP), briefed the Benton County Board of Supervisors on regional reorganizations and asked the county to remain the employer of record for one staff member for fiscal year 2026.
Seymour‑Guard explained that state legislation and administrative reorganization (including House File 2673 and prior funding changes) have moved behavioral health funding and operations away from the 13‑region model and into districts and a centralized DAP. She said the DAP…
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