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Board hears potential 10–15% Health Department cuts and staffing gaps in grants oversight
Summary
Director Maponya said the Administration suggested a 10–15% departmental budget reduction and that the grant coordinator position remains vacant; the department has implemented operational adjustments and relies on NACCHO funds for several salaries.
Director Maponya told the Board the Administration proposed a 10–15% reduction to the Health Department budget during budget season and that the department was adjusting operations to meet that guidance. She said layoffs had not been considered to date but that salary and wages were a primary concern given NACCHO's funding was maturing.
The Board discussed the grant coordinator vacancy created when Tameka Chandler left in January. Maponya said that while some grant tasks are handled by internal staff, consultants and a Finance Department grant writer, the department urgently needs a permanent grants coordinator for effective monitoring and compliance. "She explained that Ms. Chandler, the previous coordinator who handled Health Department grants, left in January, and they were seeking a replacement for her," the transcript notes. Board members pressed for advertising the position and for clearer assignment of grant-monitoring responsibilities.
Maponya said some grants are monitored by specific staff (Nurse Niasse and Ms. Blue) and that she had overseen other grant work to address compliance issues; she agreed to re-advertise the grant coordinator position with HR and to provide updates to the Board.
