Public health flags grant changes; general assistance notes software and cost concerns
Public Health reported loss of a TB grant and flagged opioid settlement funds with no budgeted line; General Assistance noted a proposed ISAC software charge of $2,500 per county and placed a $1,250 placeholder pending reimbursement.
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Public Health Director Suzanne Hegarty told the board the department faces a decrease in miscellaneous nurse grants and the TB grant is no longer available, producing modest budget adjustments including vehicle repair and internal service increases. Hegarty also noted that "Opioid Settlement - is in Dept 99, nothing in budget line since we don't know how much or what it will be spent on," indicating uncertainty about future use of settlement funds.
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