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Commissioners, hospital district spar over whether district can fund mosquito control
Summary
A commissioner asked the hospital district to fund a $300,000 vector-control program; district staff said state law and funding rules restrict how some district monies may be spent and the district cannot fund broad vector-control operations from indigent-care funds.
During the hospital-district public hearing and subsequent budget discussion, Commissioner Gonzales pressed the district to cover a $300,000 vector-control program to address mosquito problems affecting children and school buses. The district representative replied that revenue streams to the district are restricted in many cases to one-to-one care for individuals enrolled in indigent programs and…
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