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Bear River Health Department presents behavioral health integration plan; Council hears $250,000 funding proposal
Summary
Jordan Mathis of the Bear River Health Department presented a Behavioral Health Integration Plan and discussed a $250,000 funding proposal (reduced from $500,000) that Councilmembers said would be considered in the 2027 budget and allocated by population. No formal vote was taken.
Jordan Mathis, director of the Bear River Health Department, presented the department’s Behavioral Health Integration Plan to the Cache County Council on Jan. 13.
Mathis walked the Council through a slideshow outlining the plan’s steps. He told the Council the plan’s current funding request was $250,000, down from an earlier $500,000 figure; he said the $250,000 figure would be distributed by population and would be folded into the 2027 budget planning process. Mathis described a role for Bear River Health Department (BRHD) to oversee a recovery court while (as referenced in the presentation) BRMH would cover a specialty court. A person identified only as Trevor provided additional details about funding and the status of a receiving center building.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about distribution and use. Vice Chair Kathryn Beus indicated the ask would fall into the 2027 budget cycle; Chair Goodlander and Councilmember David Erickson thanked staff for reducing the requested amount from $500,000. Councilmember Keegan Garrity asked for a use-case example; Mathis said BRHD would oversee recovery-court operations and BRMH coverage for the specialty court. The presentation concluded without a formal vote; meeting minutes record that a decision on a vote was not needed that night and the Council indicated January would be an appropriate time for further action.
