Board hears PBB requests including two replacement trucks and a $10,000 GIS software contribution

Mar 11, 2026

The health department proposed PBB-funded purchases including two replacement Chevy Colorado trucks for environmental health work and confirmed a $10,000 contribution to county GIS software; the board discussed vehicle selection and the PBB constraints on ongoing salaries.

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Leah Coates described planned Performance‑Based Budgeting (PBB) expenditures, saying the department proposed modest PBB spending and contributed $10,000 to GIS for a software upgrade. She said PBB funds can be used only for one‑time purchases and cannot fund ongoing salaries: "It's more like we could buy a computer for a new nurse, but we couldn't incur an ongoing salary."

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