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Minnehaha County reviews FY2026 provisional budget; commissioners propose raising Link funding
Summary
At a Sept. 2 public hearing, the county auditor outlined modest adjustments to the FY2026 provisional budget and noted public safety accounts for roughly 71% of the general fund; a commissioner proposed increasing support for The Link from $400,000 to $600,000 using a mix of general fund and opioid-settlement dollars.
Minnehaha County commissioners convened a Sept. 2 public hearing on the FY2026 provisional budget during which Susan Beeman of the auditor’s office outlined several post-publication adjustments and commissioners debated boosting funding for The Link, a regional behavioral-health coordination program.
Beeman said the county’s provisional budget — published July 22 and posted online and in local papers — will be updated before final consideration later this month. She listed modest changes since the provisional budget, including about $100,000 of additional general fund revenue tied to a grant in the state’s attorney’s office, salary and benefit adjustments from a compensation study, a…
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