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Commissioners shift $50,000 in county funds to shore up senior services this year
Summary
The board approved two fund transfers — $25,000 from the general fund and $25,000 from social services — to stabilize senior transportation and meal programs amid state and federal funding uncertainty. Commissioners described the moves as short-term support while they plan longer-term sustainability steps.
Dolores County commissioners approved two separate fund-transfer resolutions, each for $25,000, to bolster the county's senior services programs this year.
At the meeting staff explained that declining or uncertain state and federal funds threatened transportation and meals programs for seniors; a commissioner summarized the general-fund transfer as "transfer from general fund to the senior services fund in the amount of $25,000." The board then approved a second transfer of $25,000 from the social services fund to senior services to split the impact across budgets.
The board emphasized these transfers are intended to preserve core services for the current year while staff and commissioners develop longer-term plans to make services sustainable. Commissioners signaled plans for follow-up workshops and meetings with area human-services directors to identify funding strategies and program adjustments.
The motions passed by voice vote; no roll-call dissent was recorded in the meeting transcript.
