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Commissioners approve child-support contracts and a coordinated MOU for child-abuse response
Summary
At their Jan. 5 meeting, Fayette County commissioners approved three IV-D child-support contracts requested by the Department of Job & Family Services and adopted a memorandum of understanding to streamline investigations of child abuse and neglect.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5, 2026, approved multiple agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding intended to support child-support operations and coordinate child abuse and neglect responses.
Per the request of Faye Williamson, Director of the Fayette County Department of Job and Family Services, the board approved three Title IV-D contracts: a contract with attorney Carole L. Pontious to serve as administrative hearing officer at $275 per hour not to exceed $20,000 (non-federal share $6,800; federal matching funds $13,200); an agreement with the Fayette County Common Pleas Court — Magistrate to provide reimbursable court services at $460.60 per hour with a total contract amount of $34,545.06 (34% non-federal/$11,745.32; 66% federal/$22,799.74); and a contract with Fayette County Juvenile Court for specified clerk services at $273.68 per filing, total $177,890.77 (34% non-federal/$60,482.86; 66% federal/$117,407.91). Each contract was approved by unanimous vote.
The board also approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Job and Family Services — Children Services Division and community partners to clarify roles in referring, reporting, investigating and prosecuting child abuse and neglect cases. The MOU’s stated goals are to eliminate unnecessary interviews of children who are the subject of reports and, when feasible, to conduct only a single interview of a child in such cases. The complete MOU is on file with the board.
The board additionally authorized payment of itemized travel expenses for staff members named in the department memorandum for specific placement and interview activities, with maximum amounts listed in the application.
