County staff presented recommended distributions of three revenue streams for substance-use and human services programming for 2026. The Board was asked to approve $243,000 from the 2026 alcohol tax fund, $100,000 from opioid settlement funds, and $170,600 for the 2026 human services fund as recommended by United Community Services of Johnson County and the Drug and Alcoholism Council (DAC).

Erica Garcia Reyes of United Community Services explained that the alcohol tax fund derives from a state excise tax on liquor ‘‘which was established in 1980’’ and that statute requires one-third of revenues be spent on programs whose principal purpose is alcoholism and drug-abuse prevention and treatment. She said the DAC reviewed 22 applications for 2026 and identified a funding pool of a little over $3 million, noting a funding gap of about $450,000; seven programs will receive full requests, including DECA for outpatient and intensive treatment services.

The presenter said opioid settlement funds (OSF) are distributed by the Kansas Attorney General’s Office to participating jurisdictions and are expected to be available through about 2040, allowing investment in prevention (including adverse childhood experience interventions) and reintegration supports such as housing and transportation.

Commissioners had procedural questions and one asked for a pre-meeting review of the reports. The allocations and the statutory requirement to approve the alcohol-tax allocations were presented as actions for the Dec. 11 agenda.