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Kane County public health director warns of FY27 revenue dip as ARPA winds down; committee approves $15,000 transfer to protect ARPA reporting
Summary
Director Michael outlined FY27 budget pressure from declining ARPA funding and described funds including opioid settlement and state grants; the committee approved a resolution to shift $15,000 to safeguard ARPA reporting for a vendor project so federal funds remain available for other uses.
Kane County Public Health Executive Director Michael briefed the Public Health Committee on the department’s FY27 budget outlook, explaining that revenue will fall as ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funding winds down and several grant-funded programs transition.
Michael said the department’s work ranges from promoting 988 for mental health to managing a homeless-management system and HUD‑linked programs transferred when the Office of Community Reinvestment was dissolved. He outlined internal fund structure, noting the opioid settlement fund and several newly transferred funds (404, 409, 414) that the department is now budgeting for. "We are looking, like I said, to minimize spending from the ARPA funding," Michael said.
Members raised facility and cost‑sharing questions after Michael described court services and the clerk’s office moving into county buildings purchased with health department funds. Committee members urged the department to consider charging rent or cost recovery so the department is not burdened by others’ occupancy costs over time.
During the meeting the committee considered a resolution to transfer $15,000 from public health funds to the ARPA fund to cover a vendor project that may extend beyond the ARPA-eligible period and because the vendor has not yet submitted all ARPA-required documentation. Michael explained the transfer would allow the project to continue while protecting federal reporting: the department would spend public-health funds now and free $15,000 in ARPA later for other uses. "Rather than putting any ARPA dollars at risk," he said, the shift is intended to preserve overall ARPA compliance.
A motion and second were called; the committee completed a roll call and the chair declared the motion passed. The committee did not record detailed line-item reprogramming in the meeting; Michael said the numbers reported are pulled from the financial system and will change before the final FY27 budget vote.
The committee also discussed structural budget constraints — the department’s untied local tax levy remains at $2,000,000 — and the challenge of funding broad preventive work such as nutrition programs without dedicated grants or policy levers. No further action on those topics was taken at this meeting.
Action: resolution to authorize the $15,000 transfer to protect ARPA reporting was approved by the committee.
