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Muscatine County reviews FY 2025–26 Community Services budget amid regional funding changes
Summary
Community Services Director Jessica Belch presented the proposed FY 2025–26 General Administration, Mental Health and Veterans Affairs budget, outlining a potential FTE reduction, a shift to cloud-based software, fee increases for rep‑payee services and concerns about regional funding that ends this fiscal year.
Community Services Director Jessica Belch presented the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors with the proposed FY 2025–26 General Administration, Mental Health and Veterans Affairs budget at the Jan. 20, 2025, meeting. The presentation outlined staff changes, proposed software upgrades, fee adjustments and concern about the loss of regional funding slated to end this fiscal year.
Belch said a long‑time employee retired and the department is proposing not to refill that position if a cloud‑based software system can be implemented to streamline record keeping and case management. The proposed move to a cloud system is intended to consolidate client records currently scattered…
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