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Tompkins County health officials discuss possible move toward zero-based budgeting amid federal-funding uncertainty
Summary
At the March meeting the department presented a financial update and outlined options being discussed with county leadership, including a partial move toward zero-based budgeting; board members asked for clarification on how that approach might affect training and program expenditures.
Tompkins County public-health staff presented a financial summary and described work with county leadership to prepare alternate budget presentations, including elements of zero-based budgeting, as uncertainty around federal funding persists.
Department staff said county books for the prior year had not been closed but, to date, they had not seen significant overrun in programs and that funds appear stable for now. The department is preparing a second, more flexible set of budget…
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