County seeks 15 percent funding increase for Oak Bluffs social services
Oak Bluffs Finance Committee reviews county social services budgets for 15 percent increase. Dukes County seeks $166,964 from Oak Bluffs for FY27 health and human services, with consolidated Health and Human Services department director Diane Conroy-La Civita citing increased employee health
Finance & Advisory Committee · Meeting of January 8, 2026
Oak Bluffs Finance Committee reviews county social services budgets for 15 percent increase. Dukes County seeks $166,964 from Oak Bluffs for FY27 health and human services, with consolidated Health and Human Services department director Diane Conroy-La Civita citing increased employee health insurance and cost-of-living adjustments at 3.4 to 3.7 percent as drivers of the 15 percent increase. The county also requested $153,296 for Veterans Services and $8,295 for a budget supplemental.
Individual program reviews included Homelessness Prevention/Harbor Homes' request for $22,000, noting the organization served 352 island families this year compared with 106 last year, and Martha's Vineyard Center for Living's request for $151,696.
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Source: the Finance & Advisory Committee meeting of January 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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