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Commissioners hear about 4C restructuring, mobile crisis team use and county‑funded navigator position
Summary
Officials discussed recent changes at 4C behavioral health services and how the county’s $20,000 line for therapy and recovery services relates to those changes; the sheriff said the county's navigator position is not duplicative of the Mobile Crisis Team and staff noted the navigator (Katie) remains county‑funded.
Commissioners discussed changes in the county’s behavioral health service landscape after a presentation from 4C (a local behavioral health provider) describing service restructuring and new federal funding flows.
A county official asked whether 4C’s revamped services overlap with programs the sheriff’s office uses in the jail. The sheriff said the county is not duplicating mobile crisis services: the Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) performs field assessments and can relieve officers from long hold times at hospitals or facilities unless an individual is violent; county staff and jail counselors provide separate, individualized services inside the jail.
The sheriff and other officials noted the county currently has a $20,000 line item for “therapy and recovery services” and that a county‑funded navigator position — identified in the discussion as “Katie” — is paid by the county. Speakers described 4C as having restructured and acquired a building in the county; staff said federal funding flows have changed and the provider’s wage and program model is different this year, which is part of why 4C is not taking the same county deposit the county formerly provided.
Why it matters: commissioners seek to avoid duplicating services while maintaining continuity of care and navigation supports for people who cycle through the jail and other county systems.
Discussion and next steps Commissioners suggested continuing conversations with 4C and the judiciary to clarify roles. The sheriff asked that the navigator position remain in place, saying the navigator is the first person he turns to when he needs assistance. County staff said they will continue conversations about funding and whether the county should alter the $20,000 line or the county‑funded navigator based on updated service capacities at 4C.
Ending No policy change or funding transfer was made at the meeting; commissioners requested follow‑up details on 4C’s new model and how it interfaces with the county navigator and the Mobile Crisis Team.
