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Chautauqua County seeks $2 million budget amendment for social services safety-net costs
Summary
County staff asked the Audit & Control Committee to amend the 2024 Mental Hygiene and Social Services budget, adding $2 million to contractuals and tapping $1.2 million of fund balance to cover increased safety-net expenses; officials said the total department budget after amendment would be substantially higher and that unpredictability complicates long-range budgeting.
County finance and social services officials asked the Audit & Control Committee for a $2,000,000 increase to contractual accounts within the Mental Hygiene and Social Services 2024 budget to cover higher safety-net costs. Blake Urig, director of administrative services, and Diana Songer, deputy director of finance for human services, presented the amendment and explained the county planned to use $1,200,000 of…
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