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County approves SE NE Adult Drug Court interlocal agreement and adopts probation budget contribution
Summary
Richardson County approved an interlocal agreement for the SE NE Adult Drug Court for July 1, 2026'June 30, 2027, and approved county contributions to the drug court and probation budgets (drug court $10,173.08; probation $8,880.45).
The Richardson County Board of Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement on May 20 with Otoe, Nemaha, Johnson and Pawnee counties to continue participation in the SE Nebraska Adult Drug Court for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The county's FY2026-27 contribution to the adult drug court is $10,173.08, as presented by Chris Reece, coordinator of the SE NE Adult Drug Court.
Melanie Stormer, Chief Probation Officer for District 1, presented the FY2026-27 probation budget, under which Richardson County's contribution will be $8,880.45, a decrease from the prior year contribution of $10,666.68. Stormer told the board that plans are being developed to consolidate county probation offices into centrally located offices over the next few years to assist staffing and reduce office expenses.
The interlocal agreement was approved by motion of Commissioner Caverzagie, seconded by Commissioner Campbell, with roll-call votes recorded as Karas absent and Campbell and Caverzagie voting aye.
Why it matters: The votes secure county participation and funding for local adult drug court services and set the probation office's budget contribution for the coming fiscal year; the reported office consolidation plans could affect where services are delivered and how staff are allocated.
Next steps: The county will execute the interlocal agreement for FY2026-27 and proceed with internal planning on probation office consolidation; no detailed implementation schedule was adopted at the May 20 meeting.
