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Clark County Community Services outlines $70 million annual budget, audits and 2026 priorities
Summary
Vanessa Gaston, Clark County Community Services director, told the advisory board the department operates a roughly $70 million annual budget, contracts out most services, and will prioritize provider technical assistance, cross‑system coordination and implementing targeted universalism in 2026.
Vanessa Gaston, Clark County Community Services director, told the Community Action Advisory Board on Jan. 30 that the department’s annual budget is about $70,000,000 and that roughly 85% of its funds are contracted to community providers.
Gaston said the department has about 35 staff and is “a small and mighty department” that is subject to multiple state and federal audits. She described three near‑term priorities for 2026: standardizing technical assistance for providers so they can meet complex contracting and auditing requirements; improving cross‑system coordination so people with…
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