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Public fiduciary describes caseload pressures, asks to extend benefit‑specialist position
Summary
The county public fiduciary told supervisors it manages guardianships, conservatorships and indigent decedent services for the county’s most vulnerable residents, described caseload and Social Security processing delays as risks, and requested a one‑year extension of a limited‑term benefits specialist position.
The Coconino County Public Fiduciary presented its caseload and staffing needs to the board on May 6, asking the board to extend one limited‑term position and noting operational pressures tied to benefits processing and increasing referrals for court‑ordered investigations.
Public Fiduciary Rashida (name provided in the meeting as the county public fiduciary) described the office’s core responsibilities: acting as court‑appointed guardian or conservator for incapacitated adults (the seriously mentally ill, developmentally disabled and elderly), serving as rep payee for Social Security benefits, and managing indigent decedent arrangements when needed. The office…
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