Douglas County commissioners will consider awarding money to a plan for a child care scholarship fund on Wednesday to help more low- and moderate-income families afford child care. The goal is to help more working families – or those who want to enter the workforce – access child care ...
Douglas County commissioners have approved the county's financial statements for 2024, and the county administrator said there is no timeline for discussions on the county’s fund balance policy. On Wednesday, commissioners approved the 2024 audit report on a 4-0 vote with Commissioner Gene ...
Douglas County’s cash reserves grew by $14 million in 2024, according to financial statements county commissioners will consider approving on Wednesday. According to the county’s audit report from Allen, Gibbs & Houlik LC, the county began the 2024 fiscal year with an unencumbered cash ...
The free online mental health resource that Douglas County offers for its residents has been rebranded from myStrength to Teladoc Health, and will offer similar services but with some changes to the user experience, according to county and Teladoc Health staff. Douglas County had been funding ...
Douglas County commissioners are interested in creating a right to counsel program for tenants facing eviction, and county staff is beginning to work on a formal proposal for them to review. The County Commission discussed the idea of a tenants’ right to counsel program during its meeting on ...
County staff will be asking the Douglas County Commission this week whether and how it wants to develop a right to counsel program for tenants facing eviction, although commissioners aren't taking a vote on it just yet. For the County Commission's meeting on Wednesday, staff has prepared a ...