Butler County commissioners unanimously approved contracts for senior centers within the county at their Nov. 19 meeting. Senior centers within Butler County will receive a slight increase in funding budgeted by the commission for fiscal year 2020.
“We try to budget in a slight increase annually based on what we can afford within the budget,” William Johnson Jr., Butler County administrator, said.
Funding for FY2020 is as follows, according to the meeting agenda found on www.bucoks.com: Senior clubs level II — Benton $2,300, Whitewater $4,000; Senior centers level I — Cassoday $9,200, Towanda $11,200; Senior centers level II — Douglass $31,800; Multi-purpose senior centers level I — Andover $36,500, Leon $35,500, Rose Hill $34,100; Multi-purpose senior centers level II — Augusta $46,130, El Dorado $48,680; Grand total — $259,410.
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