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Columbus Public Health proposes $44.7 million 2025 budget; officials warn of grant dependence and staffing pressures
Summary
Health Commissioner Dr. Mashika Roberts presented a $44,718,674 operating budget to the Council’s Health, Human Services & Equity committee, outlining staffing, program priorities and reliance on grants and other non‑general‑fund revenue.
Columbus Public Health presented a proposed 2025 operating budget of $44,718,674 to the City Council Health, Human Services & Equity committee, with the agency highlighting program priorities, grant dependencies and workforce concerns.
Commissioner Mashika Roberts said the proposed budget includes “just under $35,000,000 for personnel costs,” and described a funding mix that uses city general fund support (45%), grants (44%) and public health services fees (11%). She said the department is in the third year of a $9 million CDC grant that helps retain and recruit public‑health staff.
Roberts described major program lines: roughly $7.5…
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