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Committee debates homelessness funding; budget carries emergency shelter money and a proposed health-department coordinator
Summary
Supervisors discussed whether to reallocate proposed emergency-shelter funds toward case management, but left funding in the 2026 budget for emergency shelter access. The committee directed staff to continue coordinating with the City of Wausau and said the Health Department position could clarify service gaps.
Marathon County supervisors spent extensive time debating how to use limited 2026 budget resources to address homelessness, balancing emergency shelter access against longer-term case management and re-entry supports.
The committee did not change its direction to fund emergency shelter access in 2026. Administrator Leonard said the Board had previously approved a 2025 resolution that amended the budget to allocate up to $200,000 to support emergency-shelter services, and the proposed 2026 budget carries a county share of up to $175,000 consistent with direction from the Health and Human Services Committee. Leonard described the 2025 allocation as a one-time amendment and said some funds will carry forward into…
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