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Board approves 3% administrative increase for general-assistance partners and raises income guideline to 100% of poverty
Summary
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on June 24 approved a 3% administrative increase for three long-standing general-assistance partner agencies and revised the county’s general-assistance policy to raise income eligibility to 100% of the federal poverty guidelines, effective July 1, 2025.
Colleen Shipper, general assistance coordinator, told the Board of Supervisors on June 24 that the county’s three general-assistance partner agencies will receive a 3% increase in administrative dollars under new agreements for fiscal year 2026 and that the agreements have been in place for more than two decades.
The board approved the resolution renewing those agreements and then voted to amend the county’s general-assistance policy to raise income eligibility to 100%…
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