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Walworth County shifts children's long-term support funding to state, approves residential-placement budget amendment
Summary
The Walworth County Board voted unanimously Feb. 11 to remove local 2024–25 appropriations for children's long‑term support services and to amend the 2024 budget for children and youth residential placements; county staff said the change reflects state-directed funding and local case management remains handled by Lutheran Social Services.
Walworth County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 unanimously approved removing 2024 and 2025 budget appropriations for children in the county Health and Human Services fund and separately amended the 2024 budget for children and youth residential placements.
The two votes were taken as separate resolutions: the removal of the appropriations (resolution number noted on the agenda as 72‑o2‑2025) passed by roll call after discussion; the amendment to the 2024 residential‑placement budget (resolution number shown as 73‑2‑2025 on the agenda) also passed 10‑0.
County staff and board members said the actions formalize that certain children's services funding flows through state programs rather than being carried as local county disbursements. An unidentified supervisor who spoke during debate said she supported removing the appropriation but raised…
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