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Harney County extends mental‑health contract with Symmetry Care through Dec. 31, 2025
Summary
Harney County Court approved a first amendment to a personal‑service contract with Symmetry Care on June 25 to prevent a lapse in mental‑health services; the amendment takes effect July 1, 2025, and runs through Dec. 31, 2025, or until the County Financial Assistance Agreement is finalized.
Harney County Court approved a first amendment to its personal‑service contract with Symmetry Care on June 25, extending the company’s delivery of county mental‑health services effective July 1, 2025, and running through Dec. 31, 2025, or until the County Financial Assistance Agreement (CFAA) is finalized.
The extension was approved in a special session the court called to avoid “a lapse in service coverage” if the contract were not amended before the end of the month, Speaker 1, presiding official, said. “Their concern was that if we didn't have this done by the end of the month, that would have a lap in service coverage, for mental health program,” Speaker 1 said.
The amendment clarifies the effective date and removes an unclear sentence that referred to an alternate completion condition. “The effective date of this first amendment shall be 07/01/2025,” Speaker 2, county official, said during the meeting. The court approved the amendment by voice vote after a motion and second; the clerk recorded no roll‑call tallies.
Court members said the extension is intended to align the county contract with the timetable for a related state funding arrangement, identified in the meeting as the County Financial Assistance Agreement (CFAA). The amendment states the contract will run through Dec. 31, 2025, or until the CFAA is completed, at which point the county will reexecute a contract with Symmetry Care.
Transcript references to the vendor name were inconsistent. The transcript used both “Cemetery Care” and “Symmetry Care”; the motion and subsequent text refer to Symmetry Care as the party to the personal‑service contract. The court did not provide additional details in the special session about changes to service levels, contract dollar amounts, or the county department charged with implementation.
The special session included limited discussion and no public comment. After the vote the court adjourned the special session and said it would reconvene at 10 a.m. for a separate budget hearing.
Votes at a glance
• First amendment to personal‑service contract with Symmetry Care; motion to approve made on June 25, 2025; outcome: approved by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
