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County officials prepare spreadsheet to estimate costs if state or federal funding is frozen for social services
Summary
Commissioners and social-services staff discussed recent court action, state-level districting proposals and the risk that federal funding freezes could force the county to cover mandated services; staff agreed to produce a mandated-vs-non-mandated cost spreadsheet and worst-case scenario estimates.
County social-services staff and commissioners spent a substantial portion of the Jan. 27 meeting discussing state districting proposals and the possible financial consequences if federal or state funding for programs such as SNAP, Medicaid and related block grants were reduced.
Carmen, the county’s social-services representative, reported that a temporary restraining order (TRO) had been…
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