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McHenry County Mental Health Board outlines funding, opioid‑settlement allocations and cautious spending plan
Summary
The McHenry County Mental Health Board told county supervisors it can sustain current program funding through careful forecasting after switching to a sales‑tax levy; board leaders also described how opioid‑settlement proceeds and investment earnings are being managed and used to top up grants.
The McHenry County Mental Health Board presented a budget and program overview to the County Board Committee of the Whole on April 16, saying it can maintain current client‑service funding while watching sales‑tax receipts and reserves.
The presentation, led by Executive Director Bridgette Guinan and Board President Carolyn (Caroline) Scofield, noted the board moved from a property‑tax levy to a sales‑tax levy after a 2024 referendum and funded more than $10.5 million in community services in 2025. Fiscal operations manager Melody Duran told the board the mental health board intends to preserve a fund balance and forecast revenue conservatively while continuing flat allocations for at least two years.
Guinan and Duran said…
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