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Adequate · office ~'sp~ee L~
<br /> . needed' becausu,~"~i~:'the,'
<br /> · number 'of empl~'libe/
<br /> · have now and .d/m~nds' on
<br /> exL~lm' progrnm~ "'yO~ have
<br /> to ~ns~e 'the aeeurar~,and
<br /> quality of services", to client.,
<br /> saldThsmas. .. ':.:
<br /> Confidentiality is o't~e aspe(
<br /> · of'service quality..Sscial scl
<br /> · vices workers pledge to keet
<br /> client information private, but
<br /> Grogan said visitors cannot be
<br />
<br /> hear 'them talking with
<br /> employees in open areas such
<br /> as cubicles. No interviewin/
<br /> rooms are availabl,e, in the
<br />
<br /> · '~)ffieiais have'/aid lh'~
<br /> · needs about 15 moro imploy-
<br /> ?ecs to effieiently;,h, nndie .the
<br /> '.currY'at easeloacl/:/Z, et d{ze t~
<br />· ' stat%12udget' pr0bl,e!
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<br /> [ It~ynSl~lr. · . ·
<br /> [ Grogan told 'Martmsville
<br /> I City .Council of the space
<br /> I' needs during a budget work
<br /> Isession earlier this year. But
<br /> the Hem'y County Board of
<br /> , Supervisors has not beard
<br /> [ such a present, tiaa.
<br /> County Administrator Sid
<br /> Clower s.nid Friday that he
<br /> was not aware of a lack of
<br /> space at the social services
<br /> building, lle also was
<br /> t unawaro of the st~te*s assess-
<br /> ment of the need for more
<br /> ! employees.
<br /> 'I thought when we moved
<br /> them (social services workers)'
<br /> in there,'the space was ade-
<br /> quate" and ~it would last a
<br /> while," Clower said.
<br /> Supervisors* Chairman lt.E.
<br /> '~dke" Seidle Jr. said he has
<br /> heard that social services
<br /> needs more space *'t'rom a
<br /> third or fourth party." .
<br /> ;'We need to hear it I~om'.
<br /> (Gr~n~ n) first and then
<br /> would go'from ther~,,~.S~idie
<br /> said. '-.- .' . · ~ --~-t., ~
<br />
<br /> they'did not ~sk for addition-
<br /> al l~l~d!ng to blro new workers
<br /> thls year bC~eause or budget
<br /> cons~nlnts fa~lng the county
<br /> and city governments.
<br />
<br /> 'I would not be so pre-
<br />sumptuous," said Gr~s.; to
<br />ask county and city officials to
<br />provide more office space in
<br />
<br /> Officials could not give the
<br />exact size of the building.
<br />When it was being determined
<br />what adequate space'for
<br />employees would be, a rough
<br />~m~te. oi'200 square fee.t per
<br />~orker .was :~ed, ,Tbomas ·
<br />
<br />· .]le~nolds'said that G~
<br />~d.n~ ~ t.l~ ~
<br />
<br /> 'pwble~,.~en .~ha~ver
<br /> n~ ~ p~ ~moOo~we
<br /> . wo~d ~ ~ m~o~"
<br />
<br /> ~om~ show ~a~ over
<br /> p~ye~,'He~.~a~lle
<br /> ~ial ~c~ h~ s~n
<br /> M~d ~l~d ~
<br />
<br />l If eml~loyee~ had..~o~:be about I1 percent. Its food
<br />added, social serv/~:es~bffi-, stampcasel°adlsupabo~/t8
<br />Chis said the agenCy.~ould' percent. '
<br />
<br />~oasider moving or £mdin~ · Offictais l~ave speculated
<br /> · · · .~ithati, hlkes,~could,.c~htlnUe
<br />SPace in a nearbybtuiding to
<br />use as 'un/nn,e.x. '.,- ~.,,.~ .. ..... ·
<br />· Other building/.areLa.vatl~. ~ondl.h,'ons. . ":' .. ·
<br />'abl, e.ln Henry County.and;,. '.";'_A~.ia~'result. -sh~, .ts".6n~
<br /> -n~!;thit .~tll. bari.
<br />· Y~le that ean'a.ecom-;-, .~ddresi&l in'the' "future,,.~
<br />..modate a staff..as large .~"
<br />.social se~ces; said Cheryl ,~rho...Z~added....
<br />Wine, interim director for the
<br />Patrick Henry Development
<br />
<br /> CounciL She cited the BB&T.:
<br /> b~dlng uptown and the Com-
<br /> monwealth Centre, the former.
<br /> Tultex complex on Common-
<br /> wealth - Boulevard and
<br /> ~;~nlcllzi StreeL '-
<br />· ~..W,e ha,v,e plenty of empty
<br />bulld~ngs, hut can we afford to
<br />move," ..-' .asked ~ .,;;Debra
<br />. .l~uctt~n~'~t'. ~cla~' ~ervkes
<br />' '~oa~ m~'ml~r .wh6il~o ~p-
<br />· .resents thl/.H, or~ep~ Dis-
<br />
<br /> Board of SUl~rvisSrs..~At this
<br /> polnt/.it's p r~b ably'. ',wi.s. hihl
<br />
<br /> Social services pay~ the city
<br /> and county, which own the
<br /> Church Street bulldi~ $2,4,53
<br /> permonth in ront. ~That IS all
<br />' the'state gives us* for'rent.
<br /> Grogan said· Monthly utili-
<br /> ties also come out ofsocial ser-
<br /> vices' coffers.
<br /> Moving social services to
<br /> another location wbuld
<br /> requlro ap'preval by both the
<br /> city council and counb'super-
<br /> visors, Thomas said. lle added
<br /> that he would encourage the
<br /> boards to begin considering
<br /> the need in the near future.
<br /> 'We would try to work with
<br /> social services to meet their
<br /> need~* said ~,tiusville Vice
<br /> Mayor M. Gene Teague, but
<br /> ..'~we'd have to work within our
<br /> budget constraints.' '
<br /> · .Because of budget limi'te-
<br /> go,i/this year, Clower said
<br /> ' that he ~ould not encourage
<br />
<br /> 'offic!,ully cln~lne the isle
<br /> 'hntll social services officials
<br />
<br />Se~cos Ires 89 peflna-
<br />rent pos~)ns.
<br />
<br />oft~:es at 20 E. Chui-,h St.,
<br />there ~s been no room
<br />for staff growth.
<br />· .'l~e ~tate ~s sald t~e
<br />ogenc/s caseload
<br />r~ulres ~5 rno~ emdoy-
<br />ecs, but h has not fun&d
<br />
<br /> og~s Med'~a~d mse-
<br /> load has grown by I1
<br /> percent and ~ food
<br /> stamp caseload is
<br /> about 8 percent;......; -
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