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Lancaster County accepts state grants and signs MOU to support Drug, Mental Health and Veterans treatment courts
Summary
The Board approved budget adjustments recording state grant revenues for Drug Court ($7,000), Mental Health Court ($6,998) and Veterans Court ($6,996) and authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts for $20,994 in grant applications for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027.
Lancaster County commissioners on July 8 approved state grant budget adjustments for Adult Probation and Parole Services and authorized a Memorandum of Understanding to support grant applications for specialty treatment courts.
By Resolution No. 45 the board recorded state grant revenue and corresponding expenditures for three specialty courts: Adult Drug Treatment Court ($7,000 revenue; supply and purchased services increases totaling $7,000), Mental Health Treatment Court ($6,998 revenue; matching expenditure increases), and Veterans Treatment Court ($6,996 revenue; matching expenditure increases). The motion passed on a vote with Commissioners Parsons and Yoder recorded as yes and Commissioner D'Agostino absent for the vote.
Separately, the county approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts to sign grant applications on behalf of the county for the three courts, covering the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with total grant amounts listed as $20,994 (Drug Court $7,000; Mental Health Court $6,998; Veteran’s Court $6,996). The minutes record the funding source as 100% state. The board did not include further implementation timelines or reporting requirements in the meeting record.
