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Burke County board unanimously authorizes RFQ to integrate foster‑care services
Summary
County manager asked the board to authorize a request for qualifications to vertically integrate foster‑care services with a private provider to improve licensing, recruitment and service coordination; commissioners approved the direction 5–0 and staff will draft and post an RFQ for roughly 30 days.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to authorize county staff to draft a request for qualifications (RFQ) that would vertically integrate foster‑care services through a single, prequalified vendor.
County manager presented data showing the county spends “about $2,700,000 a year in foster care” and described the county as having a foster‑care population disproportionate to its total population. The manager said the county currently licenses about 11 active foster parents under its local Department of Social Services…
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