Johnson County on Oct. 9 extended a prior authorization to reallocate up to $121,000 from Health & Environment fund balance reserves to cover WIC personnel expenses if federal funding is unavailable. The extension moves the date‑certain authorization through Dec. 6, 2025.

Charlie Hunt, director of Health and Environment, said the state had received roughly $209,000 in contingency funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that should get the state through Nov. 15. Hunt cautioned that reports of an additional $450 million transfer to WIC from tariff funds have appeared in media reports, but the county had not received official confirmation of that action. "We have not received any official information regarding that," he said.

Commissioners asked whether recipients were still receiving their benefits. Hunt confirmed that the funding that supports food benefits is distributed directly to recipients and that the state pays vendors for those transactions. Commissioners approved the extension by unanimous roll call to ensure continuity of personnel operations if federal reimbursements do not materialize immediately.

The extension preserves local operational continuity for WIC clinic staffing while federal and state funding status remains uncertain.