Is the county social services board responsible for approving or disapproving the county social services budget?
No. Although many county social services boards vote to “approve” the proposed county social services budget, state law says that the board’s role is to assist the social services director in preparing the proposed budget and to present the proposed social services budget to the board of county commissioners (in practice, this is often done through the county manager). The board of county commissioners has the ultimate authority to approve the county budget for social services and the county social services director is responsible for administering the social services budget that has been approved by the board of county commissioners.
