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Story County reviews general assistance budget; staff propose manual changes and seek opioid funds for transportation
Summary
At a Feb. 2 work session, Erin Rewertz, Story County general assistance director, proposed raising the applicant resource limit to $250, shortening residency and job‑loss eligibility windows, and requested reestimates for postage, communications and transportation; supervisors asked staff to check whether opioid grant funds and countywide allocations can cover some costs.
Story County supervisors met Feb. 2 for a budget work session on general assistance, where Erin Rewertz, general assistance director, outlined several proposed program‑manual changes and line‑item reestimates that could affect rent and transportation spending.
Rewertz told the board she plans to update the GA manual, post required public notice and make the changes effective July 1; she asked to increase the office‑supplies reestimate to cover roughly $500 in publication costs. She also flagged a long‑running postage issue, saying the county is tied to “a five‑year contract for a postage meter and have lost all the sharing,” which has left the GA program paying the full lease and prompted a request for a postage reestimate and outreach to the county attorney’s office to explore a buyout or other solution.
The proposed manual changes center on eligibility. “We have a current resource limit of $150, and I’m looking to raise…
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