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Senators press Department on Aging over carry‑forward funds as some meal programs risk cuts
Summary
During a Senate oversight hearing, lawmakers pressed Connie Munn, director of the South Carolina Department on Aging, about roughly $1.65 million in unencumbered general‑fund carry‑forward and whether it could be used to prevent cuts to home‑delivered meals programs facing shortfalls this fiscal year.
Connie Munn, director of the South Carolina Department on Aging, told a Senate oversight hearing that some local "meals on wheels" providers are at risk of not meeting demand before the end of the fiscal year and that lawmakers have asked whether the department can reallocate carry‑forward funds to avert service interruptions.
Munn said the department has general‑fund carry‑forward authority and that some funds are not currently obligated. "We cannot," she said when asked directly whether the department could immediately move the money to pay seniors through the end of the fiscal year, adding that allocations to Area Agencies on Aging have been pushed out and that some…
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