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Caldwell County discusses consolidating health and social services; staff outline four governance options
Summary
County staff reviewed four governance models allowed by state law for Department of Social Services and Public Health — from keeping separate boards to full consolidation under the commissioners — and said any change would require a 30-day public notice, a public hearing and a resolution.
County staff briefed commissioners April 27 on options to change governance for the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the county Health Department, laying out four statutorily permitted models and the procedural steps required to make any change.
County Manager Shane Fox told the board that House Bill 438 (2012) provides four primary options: maintain separate agencies each with appointed governing boards (the current model); keep separate agencies…
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