Public commenter urges review of Bert Nash staffing and finances, raises concerns about political violence

A public commenter told the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on June 25 that the county should press community mental-health provider Bert Nash to perform a comprehensive staffing and financial review following staff departures.

Michael Dean introduced himself during the general public comment period and said he had emailed Matthew Herbert requesting a full financial assessment and "a top to bottom review of the staff, strengths and weaknesses, mental health and problem solving." He said Bert Nash had "lost some good people" and expressed concern that those departures help explain shortcomings in street-level services.

Dean also used his remaining time to raise concerns about what he called incidents of political violence and urged commissioners to speak out. He said a local Democratic party chair had endorsed political violence and described incidents of people being locked out of public spaces; he asked county officials to discourage such behavior. He referenced former school board service and suggested the county commission could provide advice to the local school district.

The transcript records these remarks as public comment; the commission did not record any formal action or response to Dean's specific requests during the meeting.