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Saline County Commission moves forward with 2021 budget

July 14, 2020

As the second half of 2020 begins, Saline County is looking at next year’s budget.

After discussion during its meeting Tuesday, the county board of commissioners voted to direct staff to move forward with publication of the proposed budget, with a public hearing and final vote on it planned for Aug. 11.

The biggest discussion Tuesday revolved around allocation of funds for Central Kansas Mental Health Center, which requested more funding than the previous year, the only organization to do so.

Commissioner Mike White, who sits on the Central Kansas Mental Health Board, appealed to his fellow commissioners regarding the need for the organization to receive the additional $11,584.

“I think it would be a big disservice if we do not fund them their requested amount,” White said. “They’re in great need … It’s hard to disagree with that request.”

The board voted last week to not increase that funding from last year, as it did every other organization that requested funds, and Commissioner Monte Shadwick said he thought that was appropriate.

“We funded everybody else the same as before,” Shadwick said. “I think everybody is having tough times.”

White disagreed, saying if everyone was having a difficult time, they would have requested more funding too.

“This is a live-case example with increasing suicides in the community and increasing needs, case loads (and such),” White said. “I still think it would be a good, inexpensive investment in the community.”

Kathy Mosher, executive director of Central Kansas Mental Health, was at the meeting and told commissioners that much has changed since the organization requested the funding, with the pandemic taking a toll.

Read more from the Salina Journal here:
https://www.salina.com/news/20200714/saline-county-commission-moves-forward-with-2021-budget

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