NORTHPOINTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH System has offices in Dickinson, Iron and Menominee counties, including this facility in Kingsford. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News)

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County may yet offer a resolution objecting to a change in the way mental health service contracts in Michigan are managed.

The county board discussed the issue over the summer but shelved a resolution suggested by Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare System CEO Mandy Padget. After hearing Padget’s update Monday on Northpointe’s services, Commissioner Joe Stevens said the resolution should be revisited.

“We cannot let this go private,” he said.

The fate of the restructuring plan may depend on court decisions.

Currently, the state has 10 regional Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans that are charged with managing

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