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Benton County health department presents $76.7 million proposed budget, highlights new crisis‑response posts and separate health fund
Summary
Benton County health officials told the budget committee the proposed health department budget is $76,700,000, driven by new crisis‑service positions and a change to keep health dollars in a standalone health fund rather than commingling them with general fund resources.
Benton County Health Department Director April Holland outlined a proposed $76,700,000 budget Wednesday that county staff said is about 33% above the adopted level and driven primarily by new crisis‑response positions and funding shifts.
Holland said the personnel increase reflects two main drivers: salary and benefit adjustments and 27 new positions that county staff expect to start being filled in July or August. "There is obviously the driver of the things I've been talking to you over the last couple days in relation to salary increases ... but the other thing is the driver here is 27 new positions," Holland said.
The presentation emphasized a move to separate health fund reporting: county staff proposed isolating dedicated health revenues into a distinct health fund rather than mixing them inside the general fund. Rick (county staff) said the change will make discretionary general‑fund dollars easier to identify. "For…
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