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Department of Human Services Rio Blanco County DHS provides services and programs for child support enforcement, child welfare, aid to the needy and disabled, food assistance, old age pension and various others. Projected revenues are up 3% to $3.79M and budgeted expenditures are down 3.3% to $3.91M. Significant revenue increases come from Property Taxes (+$376K)
Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers from RBC's various departments, boards and tax districts have met for a combined total of more than 15 hours this month to comb through numbers, review funding requests and set final proposed changes to the 2024 budget based on county goals. The budget process is ongoing through
RBC | Rio Blanco County Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth and other staff guided the board through upcoming grant applications for the next few months during work sessions on Tuesday. The first grant application for a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant would be for $77K of which the county would only pay $7K
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RBC | Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners reviewed supplemental expenditures in the 2020 budget with Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth Tuesday. An additional $1.8 million was spent in 2020, most of which was offset by grant revenues, CARES act expenditures and other sources.
An additional $6,930 was moved into Emergency Management for COVID-related expenses, offset by grant revenues. The Meeker and Rangely Airports each received $20,000 in CARES act funding. $10,300 was spent through the County Attorney’s office for mediation and costs associated with a Board of Assessment Appeals hearing. $23,075 was spent through the Sheriff’s Detention Center for “telehealth equipment” and was offset by additional grant allocations.