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Supervisors question regional workforce budget allocations as county faces layoffs
Summary
Washington County supervisors pressed the Saratoga–Warren–Washington Workforce Development Board’s executive director about the board budget, questioned the county’s $65,000 contribution, and sought a review of the regional allocation formula after recent plant changes raised local need for dislocated-worker services.
Washington County supervisors on Sept. 2025 questioned the Workforce Development Board’s budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and asked for a review of how the Tri‑County allocation splits federal and state workforce funds among Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.
Gretchen, identified in the meeting as the executive director of the Saratoga‑Warren‑Washington Workforce Development Board, presented the board’s FY 2025 budget and said the line‑item change from the prior year was primarily a salary-and-benefits difference tied to Saratoga County’s civil-service payroll schedule. The board’s finances include staff employed by Saratoga County (the fiscal agent), program funds that flow from the U.S.…
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