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Cayuga County committee approves caseworker hires after tense debate over high caseloads and costs
Summary
The Cayuga County Health & Human Services committee approved bundled resolutions to fill key social‑services caseworker positions after extended debate about high caseloads, travel for out‑of‑county foster placements and fiscal constraints. Department leaders said average child‑protective caseloads range about 25–35, above a cited best practice of 15.
The Cayuga County Health & Human Services Committee voted Dec. 3 to approve bundled resolutions allowing the county to fill several caseworker positions after a prolonged discussion about workload, funding and service continuity.
The department reported it has 25 caseworker positions across preventive services, foster care, child protective services and adult protective services, with five current vacancies and a possible seven vacancies by mid‑December. "Right now we have workers with 22, 25, 34, 34, 21 and 35 cases," the department director said during the meeting, adding the average caseload is…
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