To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Public Health Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Supplemental Budget for Fund 1175, Budget Unit 416 & Appropriation Transfer for Fund 1175, Budget Unit 415 (Requires 4/5 Vote)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached supplemental budget in the amount of $40,000 for FY 2022-2023 Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Fund 1175, Budget Unit 416 (4/5 vote required);
2. Approve the attached appropriation transfer in the amount of $16,000 for FY 2022-2023 Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Fund 1175, Budget Unit 415 (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
Rebuilding of the cabling system for 317 2nd St is a needed expense in order for programs housed at this location to continue to provide services to the public. The existing phone system is extremely outdated and there is no servicing of the system available any longer. For this reason, if the system were to fail it would be catastrophic to the programs housed at the is location. At this location the Public Health Field Nursing programs and the WIC program are housed.
416 Public Health Field Nursing
Field Nursing (FN) service teams include Public Health Nurses (PHN) and Community Health Outreach Workers (CHOW). PHN field nursing case management services, which are home- based, managed 678 encounters with families in FY 2021-22. FN teams responded to 394 referrals from multiple agencies including 47% from local and regional hospitals, 27% from CWS, 8.5% from clinics/doctors, 7.5% from PHN case findings or other Public Health staff and 5% from Women Infant and Children (WIC). Field Nursing staff manage offices in Garberville and Willow Creek to support outlying communities and provide decentralized services.
415 WIC Nutrition
The County of Humboldt has participated in the WIC program since 1976. WIC provides individualized nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support, a WIC card to purchase healthy foods for low- income women and their children as well as referrals to health care providers and medical clinics. The target population includes women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have recently delivered a baby as well as infants and children less than 5 years of age. DHHS - Public Health WIC serves approximately 2,610 participants per month.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the building modification is estimated at $55,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23. This was not included in the proposed county budget for FY 2022-23 and requires approval of the attached supplemental budget for Fund 1175, Budget Unit 416- Public Health Field Nursing in the amount of $40,000 and appropriation transfer for Fund 1175, Budget Unit 415- WIC Nutrition in the amount of $16,000 through WIC Grant Agreement 22-10250.
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework by managing our resources to ensure sustainability of services.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
N/A
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board may choose not to approve the supplemental budget and appropriation transfer requests; however, this alternative is not recommended since it would impact DHHS - Public Health’s ability to continue to provide services for the programs housed at this location.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 416 FY 2022-23 Supplemental Budget
2. 415 FY 2022-23 Appropriation Transfer
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: D-24
Meeting of: 08/09/2022
File No.: 22-959