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Clay County chair outlines 2026 priorities, highlights $1.2 million for psychiatric treatment and diversion project timeline
Summary
Board Chair delivered the 2026 State of the County, citing investments in workforce and infrastructure, $1.2 million secured to convert a juvenile facility to a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF), a diversion project expected to provide flood protection beginning in 2027, and a $47.28 million property tax levy adopted for 2026.
The Board Chair delivered the 2026 State of the County address on Jan. 6, summarizing departmental accomplishments and outlining priorities for the year ahead, including public-safety projects, workforce investments and infrastructure upgrades.
The address reviewed assessment and appeals processes, auditor-treasurer operations and the recorder's modernization efforts, and cited active planning and zoning work that included completion of a Buffalo River flood insurance study. The chair said county appraisal staff reviewed roughly 3,000 parcels as part of a quintile review.
Why it matters: The chair stressed fiscal stewardship while noting new and continued service obligations that affect the county…
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