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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! <br /> <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;......; - <br /> <br /> <br />