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Child‑support division outlines $35 million budget and a missed $709,000 reimbursement opportunity

5610268 · August 20, 2025
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Child Support Division leadership told councilors there are 37,032 open child‑support cases in Marion County and explained how funding allocations between county general and federal/state incentive funds affect county reimbursements; staff identified a $709,288 potential reimbursement that was lost by fund allocation choices.

At a City‑County Council Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee budget hearing in the Public Assembly Room, the Marion County Prosecutor’s child‑support team presented a proposed 2026 budget and explained how fund sources affect county reimbursement.

“For our 2026 proposed budget, it is $35,012,418,” Chief Counsel Salida Scott told councilors, noting character‑1 (personal services) spending of $28,110,815 to support staff salaries. Michael McGuire, representing the…

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