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Scott County social services seeks $37,000 local match for auxiliary grants after caseload rise
Summary
Scott County Department of Social Services told the board its auxiliary grant program for assisted-living payments is over budget this fiscal year and asked the board to consider a $37,000 local appropriation to draw down $184,000 in additional state funds; no board action was taken at the meeting.
Lana Mullins, director of Scott County Department of Social Services, told the Board of Supervisors the county’s auxiliary grant (AG) program is over budget and asked the board to consider adding local funds to capture more state money.
The AG program helps eligible aged, blind and disabled residents pay assisted-living costs that Medicaid does not cover. Mullins said the program is funded by a state/local split and is governed by state law.
The request matters because the county has already exceeded the AG line this fiscal year. Mullins said Scott County’s FY25 AG budget was…
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