Human Services committee OKs drug court funding, fraud-prevention increase and several proclamations

The Anoka County Board approved the human services committee consent items on a unanimous roll call, including additional funding for the county—s drug treatment court, state grant allocations tied to intensive supervised release and remote electronic alcohol monitoring, and an increase in fraud-prevention investigator funding.

Commissioner Meissner summarized the slate, noting a one-time payment of $27,000 for the county—s drug treatment court covering the period April 1 through June 30, 2025. “This is in regards to Anoka County's drug treatment court,” she said.

Meissner also described state Department of Corrections grant allocations that cover intensive supervised release and remote electronic alcohol monitoring; the transcript does not record the dollar amounts for that allocation. She said the remote electronic alcohol monitoring fund is relatively small but provides critical support for people who must travel for monitoring and receive reimbursement.

The board approved an $84,398 increase for the Fraud Prevention Investigators (FPI) grant to cover state fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Meissner said the FPI program finds multimillion-dollar fraud annually and that the additional funds will primarily be used to hire additional staff.

The board also approved several proclamations carried on the human services consent slate: April as Public Health Month, May as Mental Health Awareness Month, and a resolution recognizing May as Foster Care Month. Meissner provided counts and licensing data for foster care homes, noting licensed capacity and numbers of adult and youth foster homes discussed during the committee meeting.

All human-services items on the consent agenda passed unanimously; no members requested removal of the items for separate discussion in the transcript.