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Human services budget shifts as opioid funds decline; board tentatively budgets Hope Center support
Summary
Staff proposed reallocating decline-prone opioid funds to provide recurring county support to the Hope Center; commissioners discussed the sustainability of shifting limited opioid funds to ongoing county funding.
County staff reported a 10.7% net increase in the human services budget driven by a mix of partner funding requests and adjustments based on recent actuals. The presentation included a proposal to repurpose some reductions in FireWatch opioid-funded support and to add a $10,000 county appropriation to help stabilize the Hope Center as opioid revenues decline in coming years.
Commissioners asked how the county would sustain those commitments as opioid revenue sunsets; staff said opioid funding is scheduled to decline and the county will need to prioritize which programs it continues to support. No final allocation was approved at the workshop; staff will present scenario analysis on sustainability and possible funding swaps before adoption.
