Whatcom County data work group urges staffing, dashboard work amid budget constraints
The data work group told the joint committee it had recommended hiring a dedicated staffer and building a dashboard to stitch local court, health and justice data together, but said the county has not committed funding and the work faces resistance during a tight budget year.
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Cedric Johnson, leading the IPRTF data work group, told the committee on Dec. 16 that members had recommended hiring a staff position to coordinate data and reporting for justice and behavioral‑health programs and that recommendation was forwarded to the county council in October. "We plan to continue trying to work these recommendations through the county," he said, but added there has been "a little bit of resistance" because the county faces a difficult budget year.
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