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Despite a 20 per cent increase in administrative costs attributable to a new social worker position, the total proposed welfare budget for 1979-80 holds the line against inflation with only a four per cent increase over the current year.
At last Friday's meeting, the Rappahannock Welfare Board approved a budget of $181.278—an increase of $7,b22 from the $ I 73,656 total allocated in 1978 ”9. The proposed budget calls for $37,875 on local funds art increase of 5.0 per cent from this year's budget.
“I'm not happy with the way this turned out." said social services director Elizabeth Buntin, referring to cuts in purchased services' required to balance the hikein administrative costs. “Direct services took more of our Title 20 money tto pas for the additional social worker) so we had less for purchased services, i had to cut it drastically."
The proposed budget allocates $33,125 lor purchased services—a decrease of $16,823 from the current year’s appropriation of $49,948.
Purchased services include nutrition programs for the elderly, homemaker and c.o mpanion services, protective services for children, WIN (work incentive) day care for mothers receiving aid to dependent children (ADC) payments and services to specified disabled individuals. For these programs, the Rappahannock Welfare Department contracts with
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