Bear River Mental Health presents clean audit; Rich County signs on to 20% match addendum
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Bear River Mental Health officials presented a clean independent audit and the commission approved Rich County's $7,888 20% match addendum for state mental-health funds.
Bear River Mental Health officials presented the agency’s independent audit and explained the annual county match formula to the Rich County Commission at the Feb. 1 meeting. Rob Johnson, financial officer for Bear River Mental Health, said the auditors issued a clean opinion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and identified no material weaknesses in internal control.
Johnson explained how the county match is computed: the state allocates mental-health funds, counties are required to provide a 20% local match on eligible state funding, and the regional formula allocates the local share across Rich, Cache and Box Elder counties based on population. Rich County’s portion in the presented addendum was $7,888. Johnson noted the county match is held as unexpended funds on Bear River Mental Health’s balance sheet when counties prepay and can be carried forward to avoid midyear budget changes.
The commission moved and unanimously approved certifying the audit and authorized signing the addendum for Rich County’s match. Commissioners recorded the vote by voice (‘aye’). The auditor’s report and addendum will be collected and filed with the county clerk’s office.
