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Community Mental Health Center requests $23.1 million budget; county subsidy remains about half
Summary
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center presented its fiscal-year 2025–26 budget request of about $23.08 million, describing steady headcount, revenue tied to pharmacy and Medicaid, and strategies to control costs and improve billing collections.
The Community Mental Health Center presented a $23,077,000 budget request for fiscal year 2025–26, asking Douglas County commissioners to continue funding roughly half the cost of its operations.
The presentation, delivered by Randy Walter, finance and contracts analyst for the Community Mental Health Center, said the request represents a roughly 1.5% increase over the prior year and keeps the center “within our given target.” Walter said total staff head count is about 157, with approximately 125 full‑time‑equivalent positions.
Walter described revenues and expenses as generally in line and said the center projects roughly $11.2 million in non‑county revenues for the year, with the county subsidy near $11.3 million — approximately 50% of the center’s operating budget. He identified pharmacy operations as a major and growing revenue…
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