Memorandum
Date: May 12, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen. Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Behavioral Health Director
Subject: (a) Adopt a Resolution amending the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget for Fund 141 (Mental Health) to increase revenues and appropriations, (b) Adopt a Resolution amending the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget for Fund 141 (Substance Use Disorder Services) to increase revenues and appropriations; (c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Lake County Behavioral Health Services to utilize Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) grant funding administered through the Lake County Continuum of Care; (d) Amend the FY 2025-26 Capital Asset List for Budget Unit 4014 to include one (1) vehicle funded by ERF grant funding
Executive Summary:
This item requests approval of budget amendments for Fund 145, Budget Unit 4014 (Mental Health) and Fund 141, Budget Unit 4015 (Substance Use Disorder Services), authorization to utilize Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) grant funding, and a corresponding amendment to the FY 2025-26 Capital Asset List.
The FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget for these funds was developed using prior-year and baseline assumptions. Since adoption, updated revenue projections and actual expenditure trends have materially changed. These amendments are necessary to align the budget with current program operations, service demand, and actual funding levels.
For Fund 145, Budget Unit 4014 (Mental Health), the proposed amendment increases revenues and appropriations by $9,510,998. This adjustment is primarily driven by increased Mental Health Medi-Cal revenue, Behavioral Health incentive funding, and one-time Mental Health Block Grant funding, as well as higher-than-budgeted service delivery costs. Major expenditure changes include significant increases in contracted billable provider services and client placement costs. These increases are partially offset by salary savings associated with vacant positions and other expenditure re...
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