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Halifax commissioners table decision on $6M in Health Department excess revenue; ask for spending plan
Summary
After heated debate, the Halifax County Board of Commissioners voted 4–2 on Jan. 5 to table action on roughly $6 million in Health Department earned revenue and directed county health officials to produce a specific spending plan that ties expenditures to public-health needs.
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 5 to delay taking action on a long‑running accumulation of earned revenue in the county health department and asked health staff to return with a concrete spending plan.
The board’s discussion followed public comment from Health Director Cheyenne James, who said she only learned shortly before the meeting that the item on the county manager’s report concerned the “determination of status of excess revenue” held in the health department’s fund. James said she was unclear whether the board intended to use those earned funds to replace the county’s general‑fund allocation, warning that doing so could undercut planned expansions and services the health department…
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