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Commissioners review departmental budget cuts and proclaim June elder abuse awareness month
Summary
Department heads presented proposed 2026 budget adjustments and line‑item reductions; the board approved a proclamation declaring June elder abuse awareness month and approved routine agenda and consent items.
Multiple Dickinson County department heads presented draft 2026 budgets and line‑item changes during a commissioners’ meeting that also included a proclamation recognizing June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month.
Brock (staff member) reviewed his office budget, saying the “budget’s about 90% salaries, benefits” and that remaining items are where cuts were sought. He listed several proposed adjustments, including trimming equipment maintenance, consolidating duplicate supply lines, and renaming a miscellaneous postage line to improve transparency. Brock told the board the county pays certain statutorily required sexual assault exam costs (a KDHE rate) and that those line items…
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