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Coconino County Board approves up to $400,000 to keep WIC benefits running through December; adds $100,000 for staff
Summary
The board voted unanimously Oct. 14 to transfer up to $400,000 from the county Stability Fund to the Arizona Department of Health Services to cover WIC food benefits for November–December 2025 and approved up to $100,000 to keep seven local WIC staff paid through Jan. 2, 2026 amid a federal funding shortfall.
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 14 authorized emergency Stability Fund transfers to keep the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program operating locally during a federal funding lapse.
After a presentation from Coconino County Health and Human Services Director Michelle Axland, the board voted unanimously to: (1) approve a budget adjustment not to exceed $400,000 to the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to maintain WIC electronic‑benefit food cards for county participants for November and December 2025; and (2) approve a separate not‑to‑exceed $100,000 budget adjustment to Coconino County Health and Human…
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