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Black Hawk County Public Health proposes $7.07M FY27 budget, cites grant funding and new positions
Summary
Public health presented a FY27 budget proposal totaling about $7.07 million, with $2.88 million in operating revenue (45% federal funding) and a requested property-tax ask of $4.19 million (a 5.28% increase). The plan adds grant-funded FTEs, converts an LPN to a community social worker, proposes paid interns and outlines capital requests and cost-savings measures.
Caitlin, the public-health director, presented the Black Hawk County Public Health Department's proposed FY27 budget to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6. The department submitted a proposed total budget of $7,069,970 and said it expects $2,883,287 in operating revenue, producing a property tax ask of $4,186,650 (a 5.28% increase compared with FY26).
Caitlin told the board the department's revenue mix is heavily grant- and reimbursement-driven. "The biggest chunk of our revenue is federal funding at $1,300,000 45% of our revenue," she said. She highlighted a new three-year scribe funding award of $277,000, consolidation…
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