Board Approves Budget Transfers, Citing Growing County Costs for Mental‑Health Services

The Delaware County Board of Supervisors approved multiple 2025 budget amendments on Dec. 10, including a transfer to the Department of Mental Health to cover county-paid costs for client care.

A board sponsor told colleagues the transfer 'brings the total ... to about $825,000' for the county’s mental‑health program this year and stressed that prior state support once covered a larger share of costs. The sponsor described these expenditures as difficult to budget because the county cannot control how long an individual remains in the program or when evaluations occur.

The board discussed that some prior state funding had covered roughly half of such costs until several years ago, leaving counties to absorb more of the expense. The sponsor said the requested transfer would draw from contingency and that an additional resolution would be presented to replenish contingency accordingly.

Board members approved the motion by roll call. Other budget amendment resolutions presented the same day concerned planning and public works transfers and change orders for ongoing public‑works contracts; those measures also passed by roll call as presented.

The board recorded the approvals and moved on to schedule and local law items later in the meeting.