County to absorb CASA position after VOCA grant ended

Aug 12, 2026

County staff said CASA lost a VOCA grant and the part-time VOCA-funded CASA position will move onto the county payroll; the change explains a rise in CASA salary lines in the proposed budget.

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Council members discussed a shift in CASA funding after the program lost a VOCA grant. A council speaker explained that the county advised moving the part-time VOCA-funded CASA position from the grant into the CASA department budget so the program could continue the role. "They lost the VOCA grant, and you guys told them they could move that part time VOCA CASA person from the grant to their department," a council member said.

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