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Pottawatomie County commissioners approve health grant applications and 2026 poverty guidelines
Summary
The county board convened as the Board of Health, authorized applications for multiple state/public‑health grants for SFY2027 and adopted the county's 2026 poverty guidelines; both motions passed unanimously.
On March 2, 2026, the Pottawatomie County Board of Commissioners temporarily adjourned and convened as the Board of Health and approved applications for public‑health grant funding for state fiscal year 2027.
Commissioner Deloyce McKee moved that the board “apply for grants IAP SFY2027, MCH SFY2027, PHEP SFY2027, and State Formula SFY2027,” a motion seconded by Commissioner Merl Page and recorded as carried 5‑0 in the minutes. The board also approved the county’s 2026 Poverty Guidelines after a separate motion by McKee that was seconded by Commissioner Gary Yenzer and carried 5‑0.
Leslie Campbell, the county’s Health Department Director, presented the items for approval before the votes. The minutes record the sequence as: adjourn as the Board of County Commissioners and convene as the Board of Health; authorize the listed grant applications; adopt the 2026 poverty guidelines; then reconvene as the Board of County Commissioners—each action recorded as approved by a unanimous vote.
The minutes do not provide grant award amounts, program detail or eligibility thresholds; the record identifies only the grant application authorizations and the adoption of the poverty guidelines. Next steps and any staff work required to submit the applications were not specified in the minutes.
