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Commission renews $2,508 contract with New Horizons for behavioral‑health services; chair warns about early‑year spending
Summary
The commission renewed a $2,508 FY2025 agreement with New Horizons Behavioral Health for services to county residents and discussed departmental spending; Chairman Coffey cautioned staff about early‑year overspending.
The Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County voted to renew an FY2025 agreement with New Horizons Behavioral Health for $2,508 in county support to provide outpatient mental‑health and substance‑use services to county residents.
The New Horizons packet in the meeting record (dated June 21, 2024) requests $2,508 for the fiscal year, payable in monthly installments of $209.00. Commissioner Jason Frost moved to renew the agreement; the motion was seconded and recorded as approved.
During the July work session County Manager Thomas Weaver provided department updates—recreation helped with a back‑to‑school event, community development flagged rising euthanasia costs in animal control, and the water department repaired a major leak on Hwy 280. Chairman Charles Coffey criticized early‑year spending behavior, noting that raises and early overspending could force requests for more money later in the budget year. He said that seeing overspending in the first month and then asking for more funds is problematic, calling it “almost like a kick in the teeth.”
What happens next: the New Horizons agreement will be executed for FY2025; county staff will continue department budget tracking and may present budget‑amendment items at upcoming meetings if needed.
