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~s4 Chairman Garrett stated, "If ton~.ght is going to be a work session and Social Services is one that we must look at if that is the one you are going to officially adopt next Thursday." Mr. Ward stated, "I would like to know something before next Thursday, as I must prepare the necessary budget forms so I can get them in." Commissioner Whitted stated, "We have got to do it so I have assumed that we should go thru the document we have here tonight and firm up a more definite position and that would be essentially what would be adopted next Thursday." Commissioner Walker inquired "is that the consensus of the Board?" Discussion ensued concerning the reduction that had been made in the comparison budget and the expansion of Social Services programs. Mr. Ward stated that if programs are expanded for three months then the social Services Department would be in worst posi- tion that they are now. Commissioner Whitted stated that it would not be possible after three months to have additional requests funded. We are going to appropriate money and we cannot say when it will be spent, but I would certainly urge that caution be used by the Social 5ervzces Board. Mr. Ward referred the Board to the Manager's Budget requiring $705,409.00 which is $263,739.00 over the current guarantee of $442,670.00. The contracts at their reduced level call for $288,325. which will make the total deficit over the guarantee of $552,064.00. Commissioner Whitted stated this is all the more reason for no new hiring or expansion of programs _ be done with extreme cau- tion because again looking at the way our Budget is structured .right now, the only thing that is going to be available is the 25 per cent match that we would have in here and that would not be ne- cessary for the Title XX money. Chairman Garrett said, "Okay, let's see if we have a consen- sus on one thing - is it agreeable for us, at this time, to agree on $30,000.pO local match and to hold up any renewal of any con- tracts until we find out more about what the re-allociation is - until we know more about the situation." Commissioner Gustaveson Stated, "With the exception of legal services - for you know - it will be 90 days before we know. That kills that program." Commissioner Whitted stated, "Ther are a couple of things. (1) Is legal services to continue with one office as they have now?" Commissioner Pinney asked, "and not an expansion?" Commissioner Wh$ted replied, "not an expansion. T feel we have to renew a contract for that purpose. Now, Council on Aging, 'they are ta7ldng about paying a personal salary. What we had in there before was a half time salary - they are they are talking about a full time salary and I don't know what we want to do. It appears we either got to let the person go until we can sign a contract or we need to sign a contract." Neal Evans stated, "The total cost of that program right now is $3$1.00 a month, which menas a $1,Op0.D0 federal share, local share, or if we had to put up the whole thing it would only cost you about $1,.000.00. Commissioner Whitted replied, "but that's at a half time basis -you would double that." Neal Evans stated, "that's at the existing level, the contract ~ it is."