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Dubuque Public Health presents FY2026 budget request emphasizing animal control, preparedness and food-safety work
Summary
Public Health Director Mary Rose Corrigan told the City Council on April 3 that the Health Services Department will focus FY2026 funding on emergency preparedness updates, animal licensing and food safety standards; property-tax support for the department is $836,191 (about $11.23 per average homeowner).
Mary Rose Corrigan, Dubuque’s public health director, presented the Health Services Department’s FY2026 budget at the council’s April 3 special session, outlining priorities in emergency preparedness, environmental health inspections, animal control and community partnerships.
"The mission of the health services department is to provide equitable and effective public health services to prevent the spread of disease and other health conditions while promoting the health, safety, and well-being of our citizens and the environment," Corrigan told the council as she opened the department’s budget presentation.
Corrigan said the department totals 7.14 full‑time equivalent positions and that the department’s property‑tax support request is $836,191 — about $11.23 per average homeowner — which funds…
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