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County staff warn of potential state funding cuts to health, addiction and mental health programs; hiring effort for Whole Health commissioner underway
Summary
County staff reported possible federal-to-state funding reductions that could affect Department of Health, addiction and mental-health services; they also announced a job posting for the county Whole Health commissioner and a motion to enter executive session to discuss a candidate for a substance-use position.
Staff members reporting to the Tompkins County advisory board said recent federal budget uncertainty could reduce state funding streams that support local public-health, addiction and mental-health services.
A county staff presenter summarized preliminary estimates she had compiled from state briefings: she said the New York State Department of Health could lose in excess of $300 million in federal-related funding that supports outbreak response, data exchange, infection prevention and local health department functions. She said the Office of Addiction Services…
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