Rockingham County approves pay-study changes and emergency DSS hires amid heavy caseloads
The Board approved Phase 2 of a countywide compensation study and authorized staff additions and overtime pay for Department of Social Services to address critical foster-care caseloads; full-year cost was estimated at about $1.2 million with a county share of roughly $162,000 when reimbursable state funds are counted.
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The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 1 approved the second phase of a countywide compensation study and immediate staffing and retention steps for the county Department of Social Services (DSS), citing high caseloads and urgent operational strain.
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