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County, CLS and PBO outline plan to spend Title IV‑E funds on child and parental representation
Summary
Community Legal Services and county staff presented a proposal to use anticipated Title IV‑E federal funds (initial conservative estimate $600,000 of a projected $1.2M) to add attorneys, social workers and program support for child and parental representation; staff said full funding will be phased as receipts are received.
Community Legal Services (CLS) and county planning staff presented a plan Aug. 13 to use Title IV‑E federal funds to expand child and parental representation in FY2026. The county estimates $1.2 million in new IV‑E funds in FY26 but the county auditor conservatively certified $600,000 for the preliminary estimate; staff asked the court to approve a first allocation of the conservative amount with plans to phase additional funding as receipts arrive.
Jeff Burkhart, County Executive for CLS,…
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