The committee authorized a $10,000 annual stipend for DSS attorney Margaret McGannan to support Family Treatment Court duties, funded from county opioid settlement funds with an initial $5,000 requested in the current budget year; administrators gave ballpark numbers on settlement receipts and prior expenditures.

Juvenile Court leaders asked commissioners to restore funding for five community programs and to move up a renovation CIP after reporting health hazards; Mental Health Court requested $800,000 to replace expiring ARPA and state support and retain critical case managers.

LCPS described implementation of two state‑funded pilots: a $1.4 million family stabilization program providing flex funding and navigation services (135 referrals, 100 qualified so far) and a Guaranteed Payment for Attendance pilot delivering monthly $500 stipends to participating high‑school students; staff highlighted partnerships and early attendance gains.