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County to trim over $600,000 from mental health budget as a precaution

Service agencies won't receive anticipated 2 percent increase funding

 

By Lauris Olson

AmesNewsOnline

 

(May 22, 2012 – 6 p.m.) Story County plans to trim between $500,00 and  $750,000 from its 2013 budget in reaction to the state legislature’s 11th hour passage of a new funding system for mental health services.

Original estimates placed the county’s potential shortage for the year that begins July 1 as high as $2 million. 
Some of the cuts could be temporary, lasting only until February.

Supervisors, public comment on recommended changes to county government

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Board chairman says committee presented supervisors with 'bold challenge'

By Deborah Bunka
AmesNewsOnline

 

(May 18, 2012 – 3:45 p.m.) The Story County Board of Supervisors Thursday praised the Government Restructuring Committee (GRC) they appointed a year ago for producing a fair and unbiased report before launching into what was sometimes passionate dialogue about the committee’s recommendations.

 

County to discuss upcoming deficits in mental health service funding

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State funding for year beginning July 1 could be $2 million short and funding in later years estimated to be $800,000 less

By Lauris Olson
AmesNewsOnline

(May 17, 2012 – 1:30 p.m.) Story County will begin working through administrative problems with its current community mental health center and a possible shortage in funding for future mental health services.

The Story County Board of Supervisors will talk about both issues during their Tuesday, May 22, meeting. While both deal with mental health services, one issue has no bearing on the other.