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Health department budget rises as federal grants end; officials cite loss of grant funding
Summary
Hamilton health department staff told the council the public-health budget includes several line-item increases because federal and state grant funds previously covering those expenses have ended. Staff said the changes restore locally funded capacity and preserve funds for possible public-health emergencies.
Health department staff told Hamilton council members at the April 16 budget workshop that several increases in the public-health budget reflect the loss of federal and state grant funding the township had used to cover operating costs.
"We did lose a significant amount of funding, from the federal funding cuts," Chris, a health department staff member, said while explaining a 16% increase in environmental-health salaries on the department's pages.
Council members noted some line items show large percentage changes because prior budgets were…
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