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Public fiduciary describes surging caseload, asks board to convert benefits specialist to full-time
Summary
Coconino County's public fiduciary told supervisors the office manages roughly 130 wards now (projecting 140), handles complex statutory accounting and cases across the region, and requested converting a limited-term benefit specialist to a permanent position to prevent loss of institutional knowledge and risks to client benefits.
The county’s public fiduciary outlined a workload and compliance case for additional ongoing staffing during the board’s April 27 budget session.
Rashida, the public fiduciary, told the board the office is statutorily mandated to manage guardianship and conservatorship cases under Arizona law (including ARS 14-5601 and ARS 11-600 for indigent decedent services). The office reported it currently manages about 130 wards and is estimating roughly 140 by fiscal year end because petitions and…
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