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Board approves termination of Southeast Iowa regional mental‑health agreement as state reorganizes system
Summary
Supervisors approved a resolution terminating Jefferson County's agreement with the Mental Health Agency of the Southeast Iowa Region after the state dissolved regions and moved to district administration; the county will no longer fund the regional agency effective July 1, 2025.
Speaker 1 presented a resolution terminating Jefferson County's agreement with the Mental Health Agency of the Southeast Iowa Region, explaining state reorganization of mental‑health administration into districts means counties will stop funding the former regional agency on July 1, 2025. "The state took over mental health," Speaker 1 said, summarizing the change in administration and the legal/operational effect on existing intercounty agreements.
The board voted by voice to approve the termination resolution. Supervisors made no additional county funding commitments at the meeting. Staff will process the termination paperwork in the auditor's office and coordinate any administrative steps required by the new district arrangement.
Next steps: county staff will finalize the termination documents and coordinate with state officials to align local administrative responsibilities with the new district structure.
