Cascade County approves alcohol-tax treatment provider designations, sets funding shares
June 12, 2026 | Cascade County, Montana
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Cascade County commissioners on May 28 approved a service-provider designation form (contract 26-56) that assigns how state-distributed alcohol-tax funds will be directed among state-approved chemical-dependency service providers for fiscal year 2027 (07/01/2026–06/30/2027).
The commissioners adopted a motion moved by Timo Smith Briggs, commissioner, that designates Alliance for Youth to receive 30%, Dynamic Recovery 30%, Power of Healing 20% and Misfits LLC 20% from the county’s alcohol-tax allocation. "Mister chairman, I move that the commission approve contract 26 dash 56 service provider form designating Alliance for Youth to receive 30%, Dynamic Recovery to receive 30%, Power of Healing to receive 20%, and Misfits LLC to receive 20%, mister chairman," Briggs said when making the motion.
A background report read to the commission cited Montana Code Annotated 53-24-206 MCA and listed the state-approved treatment facilities eligible for designation in Cascade County, including Alliance for Youth, Dynamic Recovery, Many Rivers Whole Health, Misfits LLC, Illumination Recovery, Power of Healing, Bear Power Recovery Center and Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. The report noted the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services distributes alcohol-tax funds to counties four times per year and that a majority of county commissioners must designate one or more state-approved providers to receive those funds.
Commissioners said they preferred to continue funding the four organizations that received money in the prior two years, and they discussed program emphases — prevention, jail-based services and multilingual/anger-management counseling — when weighing which providers to include. One commissioner said Alliance for Youth should retain 30% because of its prevention work; others highlighted Misfits’ services in the detention center and noted Power of Healing’s multilingual capabilities.
During a public-comment period before the vote, resident Richard Liebert of Eden praised Alliance for Youth and urged legislative attention to other substance-related issues. Liebert said recreational marijuana had not delivered promised benefits and called for laws addressing kratom. "Alliance for Youth is a tremendous organization," he said.
The commission voted after the public comment; the chair called for those in favor to signify by saying "aye," and announced the motion carried. The record does not include a roll-call vote by name beyond the yea from the dais.
What happens next: the designations will be used by Cascade County to accept state-distributed alcohol-tax funds for use by the named providers in fiscal year 2027. The commission did not specify percentages for other named, state-approved providers not included in the motion.
The commissioners adopted a motion moved by Timo Smith Briggs, commissioner, that designates Alliance for Youth to receive 30%, Dynamic Recovery 30%, Power of Healing 20% and Misfits LLC 20% from the county’s alcohol-tax allocation. "Mister chairman, I move that the commission approve contract 26 dash 56 service provider form designating Alliance for Youth to receive 30%, Dynamic Recovery to receive 30%, Power of Healing to receive 20%, and Misfits LLC to receive 20%, mister chairman," Briggs said when making the motion.
A background report read to the commission cited Montana Code Annotated 53-24-206 MCA and listed the state-approved treatment facilities eligible for designation in Cascade County, including Alliance for Youth, Dynamic Recovery, Many Rivers Whole Health, Misfits LLC, Illumination Recovery, Power of Healing, Bear Power Recovery Center and Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. The report noted the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services distributes alcohol-tax funds to counties four times per year and that a majority of county commissioners must designate one or more state-approved providers to receive those funds.
Commissioners said they preferred to continue funding the four organizations that received money in the prior two years, and they discussed program emphases — prevention, jail-based services and multilingual/anger-management counseling — when weighing which providers to include. One commissioner said Alliance for Youth should retain 30% because of its prevention work; others highlighted Misfits’ services in the detention center and noted Power of Healing’s multilingual capabilities.
During a public-comment period before the vote, resident Richard Liebert of Eden praised Alliance for Youth and urged legislative attention to other substance-related issues. Liebert said recreational marijuana had not delivered promised benefits and called for laws addressing kratom. "Alliance for Youth is a tremendous organization," he said.
The commission voted after the public comment; the chair called for those in favor to signify by saying "aye," and announced the motion carried. The record does not include a roll-call vote by name beyond the yea from the dais.
What happens next: the designations will be used by Cascade County to accept state-distributed alcohol-tax funds for use by the named providers in fiscal year 2027. The commission did not specify percentages for other named, state-approved providers not included in the motion.
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