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Delaware County amends 2025 budget to cover mental-health costs as state funding ends
Summary
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors approved a 2025 budget amendment shifting full responsibility for certain court-ordered mental-health costs to the county after state contributions ended; the board kept a $50,000 placeholder in the county budget and discussed uncertainty about future expenses and information sharing from state providers.
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a 2025 budget amendment transferring funds to cover mental-health costs that the board said the state previously partially funded.
Board members approved the amendment following a discussion that noted the county now pays the full amount of certain court-ordered mental-health expenses previously shared with the state. Supervisors said the county had included a $50,000 line in the budget as a placeholder but acknowledged actual costs are uncertain and may require drawing on contingency funds.
Why it matters: Supervisors flagged the item as a recurring budgetary risk because the county now shoulders what…
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