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High Plains Mental Health seeks county funding for new Crisis Intervention Center

Board of County Commissioners of Russell County, Kansas · May 4, 2026
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Summary

High Plains Mental Health requested $38,325.61 in 2027 funding and an additional $11,604.10 in supplemental funds to support the Crisis Intervention Center, which the minutes say opens the same day; no action was taken.

Craig Poe, executive director of High Plains Mental Health, and Kaylie Conner, manager of education outreach, presented a 2027 budget request totaling $38,325.61 and requested $11,604.10 in supplemental funding to support the Crisis Intervention Center, which the minutes state is opening the same day.

The commission took no formal action on either the budget request or the supplemental funding during the May 4 meeting. The request and the Center’s opening were recorded for future consideration; no vote count or further instructions to staff are included in the minutes.