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Sedgwick County Extension warns budget cut could threaten adult services; plans to fill vacant SHIC oversight role
Summary
Sedgwick County Extension told county leaders Jan. 21 that a recent 10% reduction in its county allocation has strained staffing and could have endangered the agent who oversees the SHIC (Medicare counseling) program; the office plans to post the vacant adult development/aging agent position in February and hire to refill it.
At a Sedgwick County staff meeting on Jan. 21, leaders of the Sedgwick County Extension told commissioners that a recent 10% cut to the county allocation has tightened the extension’s operating budget and put pressure on a key adult development and SHIC (Senior Health Insurance Counseling) oversight position.
"We have right now 8 agents, including myself. We usually have 9," Dr. Brantley of the Extension Center said, describing staff levels. She told commissioners the extension had been able to manage prior steady funding, but the most recent reduction required shifting funds and reconsidering hiring. "We are going to post this position here at the February, and we are gonna hire that position nonetheless," she added.
The extension representatives presented a packet showing multi-decade funding trends and the program’s 2025 budget. The packet lists salaries and wages at about $853,000 and a total operating budget near $1.5…
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