Traverse County approves five-county Horizon Public Health joint powers agreement
Feb 24, 2026
Traverse County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 16 to join Horizon Public Health, a five-county joint powers entity that will integrate public health staff and services and is planned to be fully functioning Jan. 1, 2015.
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Traverse County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 16 to approve the Horizon Public Health Joint Powers Agreement, committing the county to a five-county integrated public health organization intended to be fully functioning by Jan. 1, 2015. Sandy Tubbs of Horizon Public Health presented a revised agreement that included a population-based funding formula, an amendment the board requested at an earlier meeting.
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