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Board votes to include modest funding for local human‑services agency in proposed budget
Summary
After debate, supervisors approved a reduced county contribution to a regional aging or community-action program. An initial motion to fund $4,700 failed; a later motion to include $3,000 in the proposed budget carried by voice vote.
Supervisors reviewed requests from local human‑services providers during budget discussion and took action on a funding request that had been included with the packet materials.
An initial motion to allocate $4,700 to the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (or similarly named local agency, packet materials refer to related providers) failed on a voice vote. Following additional discussion, a supervisor moved to provide a reduced amount of $3,000 and the board approved the $3,000 allocation by voice vote; the amount was added back into the proposed budget materials before the board authorized publication of the budget notice.
Board members said the regional agencies do substantial work — meals, weatherization, rural transit and other elder services were cited — and noted that other counties in the region provide funding. Supervisors instructed staff to publish the budget notice with the revised proposed funding levels.
