The District needs to adjust its 2021 budgeted appropriation from $25,026,355 of expenditures to $28,185,183. This increase of $3,158,828 of expenditures is offset by increased revenues of $2,515,245 and reduces 2021 budget surplus to $7,143,287, increasing the fund balance at the end of 2021. 

Highlights:

COVID-19 Activities:

• Hired the following positions:
  • One Isolation & Quarantine (I&Q) Supervisor
  •  Two I&Q Coordinators
  •  One COVID Epidemiologist
•  FEMA revenue of 2,499,960 offset by FEMA expenditures of 2,500,000 to subrecipients
•  COVID temp staff cost increase of $400,000
•  COVID supplies cost increase of $100,000

Non-COVID Activities:

• Updated Purchasing Coordinator from 0.5 to 1.0 FTE for remainder of 2021
• Interim Deputy Administrative Officer position added
• One DIS for STD program, offset by funding received from DOH
• Hired the following positions related to the HHS grant:
  • Two health literacy educators
  • One COVID health literacy healthy community specialist
  • One COVID health literacy equity advisor

Consistent with Resolution 19-20 and the revised Division of Responsibilities (10/8/19), the Board of Health has authority over the Health District budget.

MOVE TO adopt Res. 21-25 authorizing the 2021 budget amendment #2 as shown in Exhibit A.