Santa Barbara County’s Department of Social Services has taken measures to address its deficit for the current fiscal year, but warned the Board of Supervisors that rising costs mean its financial future is bleak.
The DSS appeared before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to present revisions to its budgets and proposed eliminating 58 vacant positions as a cost-cutting measure.
The supervisors approved the budget and eliminated the vacant positions in a 4-1 vote…