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Board approves $250,650 five-year state grant for health department
Summary
Swain County commissioners approved a budget revision to accept $250,650 in state funding for the health department; the funds are five-year, to be budgeted and spent over that period, the county said.
Swain County commissioners approved a budget revision to accept $250,650 in state funding for the county health department. County staff described the funds as five-year money that will be incorporated into the budget and rolled forward each year until spent.
A county representative said, "So the health department has received additional some funding from the state. It is $250,650, and this is 5 year money. So they have 5 years to spend this money. So there's no plan set in place for this, but they have received it. So we do have to put it into the budget, and it will roll in the budget over the next 5 years until it's spent." A commissioner asked for a motion; the board moved, seconded and approved the budget revision.
During a brief discussion, one attendee characterized the funding as "for hurricane relief," and another commissioner defended state-sourced funds, saying taxpayers ultimately pay taxes that support state allocations. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally for this vote; the board recorded the motion as passed.
Next steps: staff will incorporate the $250,650 into the health department budgets across the five-year budget cycle and track expenditures accordingly.
