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Guardian ad Litem requests $165,000 as volunteers and caseloads support 412 children
Summary
Amber Hedrick, Guardian ad Litem lead, presented a $165,000 FY26 request funded from the county general fund, a 5.1% increase driven by health insurance and salary adjustments for two FTEs; she reported the program currently represents 412 children placed in out-of-home care and uses volunteers to serve many of those cases.
Amber Hedrick, representing the Guardian ad Litem office, asked commissioners May 20 to approve a $165,000 FY26 budget request funded by the county general fund. Hedrick said the request is an $8,000 increase (5.1%) driven entirely by existing staff health insurance and salary adjustments and that the office has two FTEs.
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