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Dr. Donna Woodson, MD, a
primary care physician who is serving as the honorary
co-chairman of the of the renewal effort said: “Issue 11
will help badly needed recovery services get to people in
the community … this will make our community healthier and
safer.”
Also speaking at the
kick-off event were Lucas County Sheriff John Tharp and
NAACP President Ray Wood, among others.
MHRSB is authorized by the
Ohio Revised Code as the community safety net for uninsured,
underinsured or indigent persons who need mental health
and/or substance abuse recovery services. In the current
fiscal year, MHRSB is projected to spend about $24.5 million
in public funds to support 67 programs that will provide
prevention, treatment and recovery support services to an
estimated 32,000 Lucas County residents. The programs are
provided by 27 organizations that employ 1,800 local
residents.
Sixty-nine percent, or
about $17 million, of the MHRSB revenue is provided by three
property tax levies: a 1.0 mill levy, first approved in 2012
for a period of 10 years; a .5 mill levy last approved in
2014 for a 10 year period and the expiring 1.0 mill levy,
last approved for a 10 year period in 2008. The total 2.5
mills generate $17.78 million revenue annually.
The MHRSB does not provide
prevention, treatment or recovery support services directly
to residents but serves as a financial resource for
organizations that do provide such services. Out of each
dollar MHRSB takes in, 93 cents goes to such providers. |
