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County health director warns state and federal changes will push costs to local taxpayers
Summary
Pine County Health and Human Services director Becky Fassen told the county board that county HHS relies on many non-levy funding sources but faces mounting underfunded mandates and likely state and federal cost shifts in 2027–2029 that could increase local levies.
Becky Fassen, Pine County Health and Human Services director, told the county board on July 15 that while non-levy funds make up the largest share of the HHS budget, impending state and federal policy changes will increase county costs and likely require higher local tax levies. Fassen said the department’s 2025 budget shows social services is the largest division and relies most heavily on tax levy dollars, while public health receives only about 5–10% of its funding from levy. "The tax levy is just one of the sources of funding with health and human services," she said, "and it's not the biggest source of income that we have." The presentation listed several underfunded mandates the county currently pays for: county burial expenses,…
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