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Committee forwards proposal to boost out‑of‑home placement reserve to HR Finance
Summary
The Marathon County Health and Human Services Committee voted to send a proposal to increase an out-of-home placement reserve from $400,000 to $850,000 to HR Finance for review; staff said the increase would be funded from a 2025 surplus in the social improvements fund and any use would require separate board approval.
The Marathon County Health and Human Services Committee voted to forward to HR Finance a proposal to increase an out-of-home placement reserve from $400,000 to $850,000 to cover possible high-cost court-ordered placements for youth.
County staff told the committee the reserve was originally established in November 2024 at $400,000 and that social services relies on federal and state funding but sometimes faces high-cost placements that can sharply increase expenditures. "We have an…
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