NY: Report following lengthy investigation says SLC needs DSS conflict of interest plan, better documentation
North Country Now – June 28, 2022
St. Lawrence County needs to create a clear conflict of interest plan for the Department of Social Services and improve documentation in a variety of areas. That was the take away from a review given by the Bonadio Group Monday who gave a summary of the sixth-month investigation they performed following a host of complaints levied against the Department of Social Services. Tim Ball, executive director of the group, noted that there is no state law barring Department of Social Service workers from fostering children but said that if the county is going to continue the practice there should be a policy to address it. Another issue which seemed to span Child Protective Services, Foster Care and Preventative Service was poor documentation. Issues raised by the group noted that sometimes documentation was missing, other times it was filed late.
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