Sutter County committee advances $850,000 Willow Glen behavioral health match package

The Sutter County Health and Welfare Committee on July 7 considered a package of actions aimed at financing the Willow Glen 16-bed Social Rehabilitation Facility expansion in Linda.

According to the committee packet, the committee was asked to recommend Board approval of a memorandum of understanding with Willow Glen Care Center and Sutter Buttes Properties, LLC, a FY 2026-27 behavioral health budget adjustment and a separate funding agreement with Yuba County. Together, the items would formalize an $850,000 local match for the state’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 2 award.

The packet says Sutter County would contribute $550,000 and act as fiscal agent for Yuba County’s $300,000 share. Under the proposed MOU, Yuba County’s money would be held in a custodial account and passed through for the project. The agreement would also authorize the Health and Human Services director, or designee, to execute the MOU and related documents, subject to County Counsel approval.

The staff report says the conditional state award totals $9,743,738 and is tied to the Willow Glen project’s construction and licensing requirements. It says the expansion is intended to add behavioral health residential treatment capacity for Sutter and Yuba County residents and would be subject to a 30-year use restriction after completion. The report also says Willow Glen Care Center and Sutter Buttes Properties would remain responsible for development, construction, licensing, reporting and compliance with BHCIP requirements.

The budget item would increase FY 2026-27 behavioral health appropriations by $550,000, offset by restricted fund balance from Development Impact Fee - Health and Social and Behavioral Health Services Act funds, according to the packet. A separate funding agreement with Yuba County would cover that county’s $300,000 contribution, following Yuba supervisors’ earlier approval of the match, the report says.

The materials show committee consideration, but they do not include a final Board of Supervisors vote on the package.