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BOOK 1 69 Chairman Scurlock asked what they get funded from the state for each client, and Mr. Lang advised that it depends on the extent of their disability. He believed the top of the scale if $469 per month and it drops to $412. They would lose $12,000 to $14,000 if they had to drop 2 clients. Commissioner Eggert wished to know how much their operating budget will be and how much of that would be covered by the state with 8 people in the home, and Mr. Lang stated that the deficiency between their operating budget and what the state would pay is about 800. He stated that in this particular home there would be 8 clients, but Board members indicated their understanding was that the home would contain a total of 8 residents, including parents. Discussion continued as to whether the intent was 8 clients plus parents or 6 clients plus 2 parents and continued on to various combinations, i.e., 7 clients plus 1 parent. Commissioner Eggert believed a home environment is stressed, and while she realized we have one parent families, what:has always been presented to her is that there will be a couple there, which she felt will be more representative of a family environment. Mr. Lang noted that he mainly came before the Board to assure people that the Association is very concerned about property values and will be working to see they are maintained. In fact, he assured the Board that the group home not only will be a credit to the community, but they will make it a show place. Marlene Kaiser informed the Board that she has been working for the Department of Health 8 Rehabilitative Services here for the last month and has been involved in setting up at least 10 group homes in Montana, which had at least 8 clients and 2 parents. Ms. Kaiser stressed that we are not talking about putting 8 teenagers where each one has a car and will have all kinds of friends coming nor 8 little children. We are only talking about people with a little less intelligence, and they 28