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Show Thanks to Roselyn Dechart, and the I CLFUVIfF UPVTlFI Community Action Agency, Davis Coun-3LlYlVL Coun-3LlYlVL IlEWlYELJ ty Information and Referral continues to answer phoned in questions. I the council on aging for like amount. I&R lists those agencies agen-cies as receiving many of the about 1 2,000 handled last year. Many calls also relate to community com-munity action programs and that agency's contribution will come through Ms. Dechart's services. Various government agencies agen-cies were asked to help foot the bill for the service when the county commission refused to extend county support and federal Title 20 monies were slashed. Mental health and council on aging have a government gov-ernment mandate to respond to such a need, with the council coun-cil on aging formerly operating a referral service prior to the starting of I&R in February of 1976. I&R ACTS as information source to give answers to general gen-eral questions, such as for rental ren-tal information or hours of the health department, but also attempts to assist those with problems that could be of a long-range nature, such as where to turn for counseling or medical assistance or help paying a utility bill for a retired low-income senior citizen, for example. Telephones are manned Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m to 5 , p.m. with north Davis residents resi-dents able to call 825-5 15 1 and south Davis, 451-5151. By TOM BUSSELBERG FARMINGTON Your telephone request to Davis County Information and Referral Re-ferral Service has a better chance of being properly handled, hand-led, these days, thanks to help from the county's community action program. ROSELYN DECHART, who has worked with various social programs for that agency agen-cy over the past five years, wili serve as l&R coordinator on a part-time basis, operating out oftheir new offices at 47 S. 100 E., Farmington. She will be able to respond to telephone calls, when needed, as well as complete assignments for community action, and provide the follow-up follow-up United Way Director Larry Burdett says has been lacking since Marilyn Kelsey's resignation res-ignation and a county funding cut-off several months ago. CALLING IT a "good alternative" alter-native" to a full-time director, Mr. Burdett, whose agency oversees I&R and provides much of the funding, says it's only a temporary solution, depending de-pending largely on what size allocation United Way can obtain to continue the program, prog-ram, hopefully back with a full-time full-time coordinator. That budget is currently being prepared with final work not expected until April when the United Way board decides who gets what. "It depends on the (fund-raising) campaign and the needs of the other agencies," Mr. Burdett notes. "WHERE UNITED Way was providing $12,000 in matching funds we now need to ask for $28-$29,000 to supplement sup-plement the program. This is a good effort for the immediate future. We're able to answer the phones and make the general gen-eral referral but we don't have time for follow-up and that's critical," he adds, noting Ms. Dechart will be able to provide such follow-up. "When we get critical phone calls that requires follow-up with the proper agencies and clients, Roselyn understands the social service areas in the county, and we're happy to be able to work things out." IN ADDITION, an agreement agree-ment is being worked out with Davis County Mental Health to redirect some federal funding fund-ing estimated at about $2,300 and verbal okay has come from |