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Public health requests added nurse, cites rising caseloads and TB costs
Summary
Johnson County Public Health presented its proposed FY2026 budget asking for an additional public-health nurse and continued ARPA-funded positions, citing increased WIC caseloads, rising tuberculosis costs and new grant opportunities that expand service demand.
Johnson County Public Health presented a proposed fiscal 2026 budget on Jan. 28 that requests one additional public-health nurse and seeks to sustain ARPA-funded positions while noting rising caseloads and increasing costs for communicable-disease work.
Public Health Director Daniel said the department is targeting a modest reduction in levy reliance (from about 53.45% this fiscal year to 50.8% next year) while seeking additional staff to maintain service capacity. The department reported an almost 15% increase…
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