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Board informed of roughly $500,000 cut in FPHS allocations; contract services to be trimmed
Summary
Staff told the board that FPHS allocations have been cut by about 25%—roughly $500,000—and while staff reductions are not expected, contract work and services will face cuts; the Washington State Department of Health will report on how reductions will be accommodated.
The Board of Health received an administrative update that Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) allocations to the county have been reduced by approximately 25%, which staff estimated at about $500,000. The minutes state staff do not expect personnel reductions but said contract work and non-staff services will be scaled back.
Staff indicated the Washington State Department of Health will provide guidance to local health departments on how to accommodate the reduced allocations. Board members recorded the financial change for planning and asked staff to report back as state guidance is received.
