One is the loneliest number.

Rose Olmsted, Crime Victims Crisis Center supervisor, is the one remaining Freeborn County employee who has not gone back to work after being laid off during the state government shutdown. Ten other previously laid-off county employees are already back to work, according to Freeborn County Administrator John Kluever.

Department of Human Services officials will discuss the future of Olmsted’s position at a board meeting Tuesday, Kluever said. He said discussion at the upcoming meeting will focus on the possibility of reorganizing the crisis center, or potentially offering its services in the private sector.

The crisis center employs four people and is run with the help of many volunteers. Olmsted’s position as supervisor was the only nonunion position affected by the layoffs.

Because the crisis center’s services are not mandated, the county commissioners will need to consider whether to continue funding these areas, Kluever said.

Much of the center’s funding is provided through grants. In 2010, about $105,000 for operations came from grants, donations and other funding and about $34,000 came from the county. The amount funded by grants varies by year.

Olmsted also spearheaded the Freeborn County Crisis Response Team, which is trained to support those who have been affected by disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, floods, vehicle crashes and shootings.

The Crime Victims Crisis Center also plays a part in the Domestic Abuse Prevention program, among other programs.

“We’re looking at a discussion about how to move forward with any changes or reorganizations,” Kluever said.