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Health and Human Services: county overmatch, mandates and a $2.5 million mobile crisis add

3440076 · May 22, 2025
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Budget staff told supervisors that about $230 million in revenue supports the Health and Human Services department and that local general fund overmatch is substantial; staff said the county added $2.5 million this year for a mobile crisis unit.

County budget staff gave supervisors a high‑level presentation on the Health and Human Services (HHS) budget during the May 21 budget hearing, outlining revenue sources, the predominance of mandated programs and how the county's discretionary contributions increase service levels above state and federal minimums.

Josh, a budget presenter, told the board that HHS receives roughly $230 million in revenue, with about $140 million from the state and $87 million from federal sources. He said the county provides a general‑fund contribution often described as a local overmatch; the…

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