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Sedgwick County Extension warns budget cut imperils staffing, elder counseling program
Summary
Sedgwick County Extension leaders told county commissioners their 2025 budget includes a required hiring pause after a recent 10% county cut and that the Medicare counseling (SHIC) position is funded by county dollars and was at risk following the reduction.
Dr. Brantley, director of the Sedgwick County Extension office, told county commissioners at a Jan. 21 staff meeting that the office is operating with fewer agents after a county funding cut and that at least one adult-development position will be posted in February but had been at risk.
The Extension director presented a 32‑year funding history and a 2025 county budget worksheet showing salaries and wages of $853,000 and a total budget of about $1.5 million, with county appropriations covering roughly $742,000. She said county support is essential to pay agents and hourly program staff and described a recent 10% cut that eliminated flexibility in hiring.
The funding picture matters because Extension provides a broad program set—4‑H youth development, family and consumer sciences, agriculture and natural resources, and community…
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