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Department of County Human Services rebalance approved after reductions shift funding between divisions
Summary
DCHS presented a rebalanced FY26 budget that increases funding in aging and disability services and IDD but takes substantial reductions to Youth and Family Services, including a $5.2 million cut to rent-assistance programs; the board approved the modification.
Interim DCHS Director Rachel Pearl and Finance Director Robert Stoll briefed the board on Oct. 16 on a rebalance that produced a modest overall increase for DCHS but a very uneven distribution of resources across divisions.
Robert Stoll said Adult and Aging Services (ADBSD) and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) divisions showed increases driven by state mental-health grants and other adjustments; IDD reported roughly a $4.1 million state mental-health grant increase that…
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