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County increases funding for Patches Place drop-in center; mental-health office shifts funds before fiscal year end
Summary
Lawrence County approved a $10,000 contract adjustment for Patches Place, the mental-health drop-in center at the former Westside Elementary in Newcastle, and the county’s mental-health department requested a $25,000 transfer between line items to close out its fiscal year.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the contract for Patches Place, the drop-in center located in the former Westside Elementary School in Newcastle. Scott Baldwin, director of Mental Health and Developmental Services, said the center “provides a lot of services, helping with budgeting. They provide food, transportation, and activities,” and requested $10,000 in additional funding to cover rising expenses.
The commissioners discussed and clarified the contract amounts during the meeting. Baldwin and commissioners confirmed the adjustment is an increase of $10,000 to Patches Place’s contract; the funding will bring the line-item total from $587,100 to $597,100 for fiscal 2025 (the transcript included an on-the-record clarification of those figures during the meeting).
The mental-health office also requested a transfer of $25,000 from an ID services base line item into ID case management to better match actual spending before the fiscal year ended June 30. Department staff said this type of intra-departmental adjustment is routine at year-end as programs finalize expenditures.
Why it matters: Patches Place serves residents with behavioral-health needs and provides essential community supports. The funding change will allow the center to cover increased operating costs and client services through the end of the fiscal year.
Board action: the Patches Place contract adjustment (Resolution 104) and the $25,000 transfer were both approved by unanimous roll-call votes.
Ending: commissioners approved both the contract amendment and the transfer and asked departments to continue monitoring year-end expenditures.
