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County amends 2025 budget, adding $3.5 million for safety-net costs amid rising enrollments and expenses
Summary
Chautauqua County’s Audit & Control Committee approved a $3.5 million increase to contractual safety-net costs in the Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services and will use fund balance to cover part of the gap, officials said.
Chautauqua County’s Audit & Control Committee approved a budget amendment to increase contractual safety-net spending by $3.5 million for 2025 and to use fund balance to cover part of the increase. County officials said caseloads and per-case expenses have risen, and the department is averaging roughly $1 million in safety-net costs per month as of August.
Carmela Hernandez, commissioner of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, and Blake Eric, director of administrative services, told the committee the increase responds…
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