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Board approves $4,650 appropriation for Department of Social Services
Summary
The Board approved an appropriation request of $4,650 for the Department of Social Services, funded by non-local sources with no additional local match required; funds include family partnership meeting costs and fictive kin placement.
The Board of Supervisors approved an appropriation request from the Department of Social Services totaling $4,650, with no additional local match required.
The department representative explained $3,900 of the request covers costs for family partnership meetings held between December and February, and $750 was added to the base budget for ‘‘fictive kin placement’’ — placements of children with family-like caregivers when appropriate. The director also noted Department of Social Services’ child protective services compliance milestone: “for 12 straight months, the department has been in a 100% compliance in our child protective services measures.”
A motion to approve the appropriation passed with aye votes from supervisors present; the chair also voted aye.
Ending: The appropriation was adopted and staff will incorporate the funds into the department’s budget as presented.
