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Mayor's budget boosts DPH funding; commission staff outline new services and nonprofit increases
Summary
The mayor's FY15-17 proposal includes roughly $19 million in new annualized funds for the Department of Public Health, a 5% two-year increase for nonprofit partners, funding to expand medical respite by 30 beds and several targeted public health initiatives. Commissioners welcomed the additions and asked for follow-up during Board of Supervisors hearings.
Greg Wagner, DPH chief financial officer, briefed the commission on the mayor's balanced budget submitted June 1 and highlighted DPH funding increases accepted in the proposal and mayoral additions beyond the commission's request. Wagner said the department's budget "grows by $45,300,000 in '15-'16 for a total budget of $2,030,000,000," and that once annualized the package represents more than $19 million in additional funding for DPH activities.
Key mayoral additions cited by Wagner and staff include a 5%…
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