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Trempealeau County Human Services summarizes 2024 operations, flags funding and staffing pressures
Summary
At the June 16 Trempealeau County Board meeting, a Human Services presenter summarized 2024 program outcomes, staffing challenges, funding sources and specific service metrics, and asked supervisors to continue legislative advocacy on mandated funding.
Jay Hein, presenting the Trempealeau County Human Services annual report for 2024, told the County Board on June 16 that the department delivered multiple services while managing staffing shortages and complex funding streams.
Hein said the department’s budget is financed largely by state, federal and grant dollars and that “roughly 20% of the health and human services budget, or the human services budget, was from levy.” He warned mandated services sometimes receive less funding than voluntary services, requiring creative staffing and use of grant-funded positions.
The department highlighted child welfare, behavioral health, economic…
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