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Garfield County Department of Human Services outlines programs, staffing and budget pressures
Summary
Department leaders detailed program responsibilities, staffing levels, state and federal funding mechanisms, service demands (child welfare, APS, Medicaid/SNAP, TANF, CCAP), and said legislative and funding changes are increasing workload and costs.
Sharon Longhurst Pritt, director of the Garfield County Department of Human Services (DHS), and her senior managers briefed the commissioners on July 16 on DHS functions, staffing and budget pressures, with a particular focus on anticipated changes from federal and state policy and on program demand drivers.
Sharon said the department employs about 116 staff with typical vacancy levels of 5–10 positions, chiefly in eligibility (Medicaid/SNAP) and child welfare. She described mandated and discretionary program areas: child welfare (investigations, foster care, kinship, out-of-home placements), adult protective services (APS), emergency social services in large incidents (ESF 6 sheltering/response), eligibility programs that determine Medicaid and SNAP, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), child care assistance (CCAP), child-support…
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