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Health department to add positions funded by new TANF grant, council approves
Summary
The county health department told the council it received additional TANF funds and the council approved creating multiple positions to expand the Pre‑K/3 program; staff reported roughly $2 million in grant funding for the coming year.
The Vandenburgh County Health Department asked the County Council to set in a group of new positions funded through a state‑administered TANF grant; the council approved the requests.
Health Department staff explained the funding flows from the state as federal TANF dollars that the county will use to expand the Pre‑K/3 program. Department representatives said many existing grant streams are ending and the new TANF award provides additional funding that will allow them to move staff from expiring grants into the TANF program and add new positions to serve more clients. During discussion, a council member asked about nurse hiring challenges; the health department said the nurse position being created will be filled by an existing grant‑funded nurse (no net drain on other local pools) but acknowledged nurse recruiting remains difficult generally.
The health department described the total new funding as about $2,000,000 for the next fiscal year running October through September; the council set in positions H‑1 through H‑13 and I‑1 through I‑13 as listed in the department packet.
Ending: The council approved the positions by voice vote; staff said the grant funds will be used to expand service capacity in 2026 and to move staff from expiring grants into the TANF program.
