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Show lfovr$TIGA-TIO- N J ! i Continued i t t frtn page health ieeue ' i ' 1 that the public (hould knmabouLlmked the board to speedisinto these patient-car-e ily look sue," Smuin explained. Tbe call for Bachman's reeignation ia additional etraintothe agency which haa recently been under attack for financial concern. L a t month the board of directoncalled fur an investigation into problem with record and bookkeeping of the tricounty agency. Late audits and concerns over financial statement led to the probe. The Department of Health Medicaid Division confirmed the agency is under investigation. When the board meeting readjourtved, Bachman advised the board that Northeastern had undergone a "Medicaid consul tant review. The review waa called by Northeastern, said Bachman in a later interview, because they were aware there was inadequate information and chary ing errors in patient charts. "We knew ahead of time there was blent to correct. We were in need somranewithexpcrieneetodolhat, Bachman reported. In the meeting, Bachman told tha board that the review to check for discrepancies would be evaluated before action would be taken. "We are looking into the nature of the report to determine if it is public information or would be protected, Bachman said. Bachman also tolri the board that Northeastern is facing an increased volume of patients and the facilities in Roosevelt and Vernal cannot meet the needs ofincoming clients. As well, Bachman informed, "Medicaid patients cannot be put on waiting list" While Northeastern continues to seek personnel to fill staff vacancies, they must consider criteria or patient cutoff, Bachman explained, that would assess patients under the guidelines of Global Assessment Functioning, which would provide a structure for triage-typ- e care. This would priori- - t'lVTAH BASIN STANDARD. Dreemhrr 14. tixe critical cam patient to receive mer. immediate attention, while patients Projected expenses next year for Duchesne County jail are functioning well may have to wait for the 160-be- d care. . up significantly over the 1999 adopted One board member voiced the budget. Sheriff Ralph Stan fie Id said inion that the agency would put the boost ia attributed to increased emselves "out on a limb" and such food coeta up by over 130,000 and procedure "could be a real liability. higher medical and mental-healt- h Bachman said in a later interview expenses with the jail running at cathat there ia a state program to assist pacity. The majority ofinmates at the state prisoner The state re-peopla in tha area who are willing to the county for the medical goback to school and enter social work to receive licensing. Northeastern has and mental-healt- h bills their prison- two accredited social workers now era incur. Pay raises are also figund working for them who went through' into the equation that is boosting the the program, as well as two more who jail budget up by 8M2A00 over last are completing it However, the agency year. needs licensed therapists now one I ' At the same time expense are licensed ia mental health and tha increasing, the amount of money the other in aubatanee abuse. jail brings into the county ia also nsing "In the long term I am optimistic due to the contract forstate prisoners. that we arc movinginaposi live direc- The county will receive an estimated tion. Wa have an immediate challenge $200,000 more through the jail conto meet a variety of wide-ranneeds, tract next year. from kids toadulta, Bachman stated, During last weeks public budget adding that binding cuts to the Divihearing, former Duchesne County sion of Child and Family Services will Commissioner JohnSwaetysskedcom- alfect his agency. He concluded, "Its missionera to consider increasing the a real struggle keeping a public sys- salaries of sheriff Ralph Stanefield tem up and running wa take any and county attorney Herb Gillespie, concernover dient care very seriously. perhaps by as much as $8,000. (Sea related chart on salaries of elected officials.) "We ought to be embarrassed by what were paying our sheriff and attorney," he stated. "I know you haven't adopted this yet I was hoping Continued from page 1 you would reconsider. Commiasionen took his comments program, tha county will save over $ 100,000 in expenses. The program under advisement. The county will be putting more was taken over by UBAOG last sum- - money into the weed budget next year. Commissioners have approved close to $3,000 mere in that fund to give the county more money to licipeU with land owners to eradicate the spread of vreods by purchasing chemicals. Tha budget for the road department is projected to be down by $47,470 next year from what cornmia- sionera budgeted fbretpenditures in 1 999. The portion of the reed budget fiinded by the county has dropped by just over $443,000 ever the past two year. The county also receives read funding through tha state gasoline tax. Those figures are also projected to be down by about $200,000 next year. The county receives money for roads through Special Service District 2, which is fiinded through PILT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) and mineral-leas- e money, both of which have declined. The county will receive an estimated $20,000 more next year in revenue. Baaed on 1998 property-ta- x actual budget figures, property-ta- x revenue to the county has grown by over $181,000 in the past two years. A judgment levy in place for the removed this past twu years hast year. Tha levy generated $50,000 in taxes last year, and $100,000 in taxes in 1998. Revenue from sales and us taxes, the optional 25 percent sales tax and oil royalties and lease is projected to be down in 2000. Commissioners will adopt tha final budget Dee. 20l dare ; - ge COUNTY BUDGET ww- -r s -y i- V f. k j ' 11 4. v r-'- ( vc (. Is - t V : v - s "'V i' u f i I. i 4 lvJ I tfV : t; i. . , . ? t iff tavet f SVV Wk. A WM1 I i f4 I SpCAL sO Olp2v Want You Everything For Christmas And It's All On Sale!, Wa50Sb dte (foft IB) GUN CABINETS COMPARE DELUXE 6 GUN ANYWHERE! -CABINET CHILDS DESKr m , - IB 'ocoiriM? Stewart Little 79 COMPARE AKTWHXEXI $ SOLID OAK 8 GUN CABINET 199 i is I! ft s299 with locking drawer SOLID WOOD BUNKBEDS i if COMPARE ANYWHERE! handmade with lots of detail 599 PG 7:30 and 9:10p.m. LA-Z-BO- Y CannedFilm Festival Matinee APPLIANCES & MORE APPLIANCES! RECLINERS Over 100 to choose froml Utah's lowest FrL & Sat Only Featuring Toy Story II prices are at La-Z-B- oy Bring in a Canned Food Item for reduced admission. 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