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Audit and Control Committee approves $2.14 million amendment to cover preschool special‑needs program costs
Summary
The committee approved Resolution 56 to amend the 2024 public health budget after officials said preschool special‑needs contracts, transportation and one‑to‑one aides drove costs higher; average annual per‑child costs ranged from about $28,000 to $43,000.
Chautauqua County’s Audit and Control Committee on Thursday approved Resolution 56 to amend the Public Health 2024 budget to cover higher‑than‑expected costs in the county’s preschool special‑needs program.
Public health officials told the committee that contractual costs for outside preschool providers, transportation and one‑to‑one aides exceeded the 2024 estimate. Diana Songer, deputy director of finance for Human Services, said the request increases the use of fund balance by $960,920, raises appropriation accounts by $2,143,913, decreases other appropriations…
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