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Northern Nevada Public Health warns of budget shortfall, defers mosquito testing and outlines new TB clinic
Summary
Northern Nevada Public Health reported a structurally constrained budget that has been essentially flat since 2016, announced a temporary pause on mosquito surveillance staffing, and described plans for a new tuberculosis clinic and building funded in part by ARPA.
Northern Nevada Public Health told Washoe County commissioners on Tuesday that the district faces ongoing funding pressures and has begun a set of cuts to close a structural gap that has developed since 2016.
Dr. Chad Kingsley, the district’s health officer, told the board the district’s revenues total roughly $34 million and expenditures about $36 million in the current year. He said roughly 60% of the district’s costs are salaries and benefits. As a short‑term response, the district has adopted a 10% targeted staffing reduction through attrition and other measures to reduce operating costs. That approach, he said, has already produced early savings.
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