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Chaffee County DHS warns of budget uncertainty as child-welfare and benefits demand rise
Summary
Department of Human Services staff told county commissioners the department faces revenue uncertainty tied to a state "hold‑us‑whole" decision and rising demand for electronic benefits and energy assistance, while child‑welfare spending historically exceeds allocations.
Chaffee County Department of Human Services staff told the Chaffee County Board of Commissioners on May 20 that the department is projecting increased demand for benefits and faces revenue uncertainty that could force the county to draw on fund balance.
In a presentation on the department’s quarterly financials, Alex (staff member, Chaffee County Department of Human Services) said the January‑through‑March report projects the county’s benefits programs will run over budget this year and that a line the state has used in past years to “hold us whole” is uncertain. "I'm gonna start with the quarterly financials for DHS. This is January through March," Alex said when introducing the figures.
The nut graf: The department’s finance staff said one big variable is a state distribution that in prior years made up a large share of year‑end revenue; DHS officials reduced that projection from about $700,000 in last year’s budget to $500,000 in their current year‑end projection because the…
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