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Polk County Social Services Board reviews personnel, recognizes Social Work Month and refers $19,000 evaluation agreement
Summary
Polk County Social Services leaders reviewed vacancies and the organizational chart, recognized March as National Social Work Month and Kristina Cowen as Care Manager of the Year, and the County Administrator recommended a $19,000 Abdo process-evaluation agreement that was referred to the County Board.
Polk County Social Services leaders briefed the board on personnel matters and program-level reviews at the board’s March 17 meeting.
Director Karen Warmack reviewed current vacancies in Social Services and presented the organizational chart dated March 17, 2026. Staff members including Social Services Supervisor Marni Kelly, Social Worker Kassidee Logsdon-Albuquerque and Case Aide Christine Erdman highlighted that March is National Social Work Month and provided program information. The record states that Kristina Cowen, Social Worker, was recognized with a Care Manager of the Year award.
County Administrator Chuck Whiting described an Abdo service agreement for a process evaluation of Social Services in the amount of $19,000 and recommended approval of that agreement; the item was referred to the County Board for final action. The meeting record lists the agreement as running from March 2026 through December 2026 (the transcript contains a typographical error listing the end year as "20026," corrected here to the intended 2026 timeframe).
Jon Street, Financial Assistance Supervisor I, provided information about 2026 medical-assistance and estate-recovery activity and the board discussed the matter. No formal policy changes or funding authorizations for those program items were recorded; the discussion was informational.
Why this matters: the personnel and evaluation-review items affect Social Services operations and staffing; referral of the Abdo agreement to the County Board moves a proposed evaluation step to the next decision-making body.
