County Commissioners Seeking Oversight of DSS

Since the NC Dept of Health and Human Services, last month, cited some deficiencies in the Wilkes Dept of Social Services, the Wilkes County Commissioners are considering a change other counties in the state have made.  Wilkes Commissioners have asked for research regarding having the Wilkes DSS and Wilkes Health Dept directly overseen by the County Commissioners.  At least a dozen counties including Yadkin have already made the change to direct control by Commissioners; other counties such as Ashe chose not to make the change.  County Manager John Yates and County Attorney Tony Triplett were asked by Commissioners to gather information on what could be done in Wilkes.