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Care Council recommends $162,065 in outside-agency funding; commissioners asked to confirm for 2027 draft budget
Summary
Care Council presented recommended allocations totaling $162,065 for outside agencies; the amount is $60 below the $162,125 budgeted and the Commission may leave the recommendation as-is or adjust in the 2027 draft budget.
Hali Biesler, representing Care Council, presented the Council’s recommended outside-agency funding allocations totaling $162,065, which the record notes is $60 under the budgeted $162,125. Biesler itemized specific agency requests and recommended amounts ranging from $500 (Silverhair Legislature) to $39,565 (Hays Senior Center) and explained the county’s $8,540 alcohol-tax distribution is split equally between two agencies for 2026.
Biesler’s presentation listed recipients and recommended figures, including First Call for Help ($2,000 plus $1,000 for backpacks for kids), Heartland Community Foundation ($5,000 match), Ellis Alliance ($5,000), Big Brothers Big Sisters ($9,000), CASA ($6,000), WKCAC ($10,000), NWKSAAA ($30,000, noted as a required match), Ellis Nutrition Center ($23,000), Victoria Meal Site ($2,500), Hays Senior Center ($39,565), Options ($10,000 for safe shelter), Foster Grandparent programs ($7,500 and $11,000), and the alcohol-tax split going to Dream Inc. and Smoky Hill Foundation. The Commission was asked whether to include the $162,065 recommendation unchanged in the 2027 draft budget.
