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Keith County authorizes staff signature via DocuSign on DHHS addendum affecting child-support reimbursements
Summary
The board granted county staff authority to execute an addendum to the county's DHHS agreement by DocuSign, after staff warned the addendum allows the Department of Health and Human Services to terminate funding without advance notice.
The Keith County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize a county staff member to execute a DHHS addendum via DocuSign at the Oct. 22 meeting.
A county official presented the addendum and warned commissioners that the document states the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) may terminate the grant funding agreement "in whole or in part without penalty and, without any advance notice," a provision read aloud at the meeting. The addendum relates to child-support reimbursement funding that the county receives.
Commissioners moved and seconded a motion to permit "Tina" (county staff) to sign the DHHS addendum electronically. The board approved the motion by unanimous roll call.
Why it matters: The addendum clarifies the county’s administrative relationship to DHHS funding for child support programs and makes explicit that state actions to reduce or stop funding could occur without prior notice. County staff said the change reflects the state-level funding risk that would first affect the county’s reimbursements.
What’s next: The county clerk’s office and county staff will execute the DocuSign signature as authorized and monitor reimbursements; staff will follow up with DHHS and report any changes in funding to the board.
