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Health Department warns commissioners of steep Health First cut; seeks carryover and staffing adjustments
Summary
Public health officials told commissioners the Health First allocation for 2026 will be far lower than 2025, prompting staffing and program adjustments, requests for carryover use and a proposed generator for a new building.
Speaker 7 presented the Health Department’s budget items and stressed significant grant reductions for 2026. She said Health First funding was reduced from roughly $338,541 in the prior year to about $90,005 for the coming year. To preserve essential services, the department proposes keeping one nurse funded under that grant, using carryover (reported carryover: $93,180.84) to pay three…
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