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Montezuma County public health warns of grant shifts and reduces planner to half‑time
Summary
Director Bobby Locke told the Board of Health that emergency‑preparedness grant funding has shifted, forcing internal adjustments including cutting the public‑health planner position from full time to half time; staff said they are adjusting services accordingly.
At the meeting, Public Health Director Bobby Locke described budget pressures affecting the county health department and said the emergency‑preparedness and response grant "has significantly shifted." He said grant reductions are forcing program adjustments across departments.
Locke said the county's public health planner position was reduced from full time to half time after funding changed; Laurel now serves as the planner in a half‑time capacity, and the department is planning work around the reduced hours. "The funding for that we anticipated was going to be cut, and we were right ... so, Laurel is our public health planner now, but it's only half time," Locke said.
Locke described the cuts as part of broader grant volatility: "When grants are what funds the work ... sometimes the grants get adjusted and therefore the work has to get adjusted." The board did not adopt any new budget decisions during the meeting; Locke said staff will continue to prioritize core functions and problem‑solve service delivery under the changed funding levels.
The meeting contained no formal vote on budget reallocations; the item was presented as an informational update and staff follow‑up will be required.
