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(Continued from Page 1) assistance budget presented to the Supervisors.
Almost $20,000 Cut
Mrs. Buntin answered that her department’s original request of $39,971 for purchased services was reduced by the Supervisors to $20,000 comprised of state, federal and local money. She explained that it would be “terribly complicated” to determine the exact amount of local funds cut since local rates of participation in the different purchased service categories varied from five per cent to 25 per cent. She added that the matter was further clouded by the inclusion of donated funds on the revenue side of the county budget.
“The welfare budget is different from others because there is no way of accurately forecasting expenditures,” Mrs. Buntin commented. “You just have to have it (the money) there.”
She told the Board members that they faced a difficult decision. Continuing the optional companion services program would mean asking the Supervisors for $2,000 over the amount necessary to cover shortages in mandatory programs, she noted.
Companion Services
More Cost Efficient Board members Carter White and Aline Johnson pointed out that the purpose of the companion services program, aimed at keeping people in their homes and communities instead of
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