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countant Walter Cox, who works with the Supervisors on the budget, also attend the special session.
In the beginning explanations to her Board members, Mrs. Buntin noted that proposed salary increases for the Welfare Department staff are in accordance with plans approved in January by the Board. The 1978-1979 budget calls for salary increases of $4,445 over the past year for a total administrative increase of $5,854. Operating expenses — except the light bill for the Food Stamp office — are based on costs for the past year, she said.
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“One factor driving up local costs is auxiliary, supplemental grants,” said Mrs. Buntin. These grants, funded with state and local money, are used to cover costs of domicilliary care for the elderly. Last year’s budget allocation for domicilliary care for the aged was $1,000. This year’s request is $9,274 with a local share of $3,478.
Mrs. Buntin reported that the Welfare Department has had to place three individuals in licensed domicilliary care institutions. “Admittedly, the two elderly people placed in the Fredericksburg home are better off but it’s costing more," she expfained.
She added that she expected to have to place at least two more persons in licensed homes during the coming year.
A third individual, a disabled person, was placed in a licensed care facility in Winchester, said Mrs. Buntin. Last year’s allocation in this category was $746. This year’s proposed budget calls for $1,956 with a local contribution of $734.
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