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Supervisors hear urgent appeals to restore child-welfare and social-service positions
Summary
Child‑welfare and social‑services leaders warned supervisors that proposed cuts would reduce case follow‑up and emergency response capacity; multiple public commenters and union leaders urged restorations to avoid harm to children and families.
At a budget workshop April 13, the county’s social services director presented proposed reductions that would remove dozens of full‑time positions and ask the board to consider targeted restorations. Director Nilsen said the department must prioritize emergency responses if restorations do not materialize.
Board members and the public pressed for detail on how…
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