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Dane County committee approves ordinance changes to human services contracting, adds transparency and short-term contract rule
Summary
The Health and Human Needs Committee approved amendments to Chapter 25 of the Dane County Code to clarify how human services contracts are handled, add transparency to budget appendices and allow 90-day short-term contracts to prevent service disruptions.
The Health and Human Needs Committee on June 16 approved an amendment to Chapter 25 of the Dane County Code that clarifies the county's process for human services contracts, increases disclosure in budget appendices and authorizes short-term contracts to prevent interruptions in service.
Committee members said the ordinance change responds to previous gaps in process documentation and to the practical need to have some contracts in place at the start of the calendar year. Chuck, county staff, explained the ordinance was originally adopted around 2017 following a Baker Tilly review and that the current revisions codify the process used to handle a high volume of human services contracts tied to annual budget timing. "If it was required for all the…
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