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Douglas County commissioners debate immediate aid and process after Bert Nash reports large operating losses
Summary
Commissioners discussed a May 21 statement from Commissioner Dorsey outlining Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center's reported financial losses and recent workforce actions; commissioners asked staff for a budget overview of the behavioral health sales tax fund and discussed whether to invite Bert Nash for an update next week.
Commissioner Dorsey delivered a detailed statement to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on May 21 outlining financial challenges at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and asking the commission to consider immediate assistance. Dorsey said the organization reported a $500,000 loss in 2024 and that, if current trends continue, it could lose roughly $3.2 million in 2025 on an annual budget he described as about $42 million. He said Bert Nash recently announced staff reductions, an early‑retirement program and salary reductions for non‑represented employees.
Dorsey asked the commission to consider several immediate steps, including revising the county’s lease for the Treatment and Recovery Center (TRC) to reduce rent to $1 per year or provide an equivalent grant, lifting a $1.6 million contractual cap on reimbursements related to the TRC, and using existing behavioral health sales‑tax reserves (which he said total about $15 million) to stabilize operations. Dorsey said Bert Nash’s…
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