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Alamance County staff present proposal to form consolidated human services agency; commissioners ask for more detail
Summary
County leaders outlined a proposal to consolidate the Health Department, Veteran Services and the Family Justice Center under a single Consolidated Human Services Agency (CHSA). Commissioners requested more information and signaled support to continue study; no formal board action was taken.
County staff presented a proposal to create a consolidated human services agency (CHSA) that would place the health department, Veteran Services and the Family Justice Center under a single agency umbrella and establish a consolidated human services board to advise and consent on leadership and policy.
County Manager York and health department staff said the proposal is intended to be budget-neutral and would not add new positions. Tony (presenter) explained the statutory basis for consolidated boards, noting a 2012 session law that allows counties to adopt consolidated human services governance. He said roughly 34 counties in the state have adopted some consolidated model, though the proposed Alamance configuration — combining health, veterans and the Family Justice Center — would be unusual.
Staff outlined two governance options under state law: an appointed…
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