Legislation Details

File #: 25-6988    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Position Status: Passed
File created: 10/20/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/30/2025 Final action: 10/30/2025
Title: Request for approval to update the funding source of four (4) positions effective November 1, 2025, to support Public Health Services.
Attachments: 1. 25-6988 Update positions.pdf
Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director

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Type of Request: Position

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to update the funding source of four (4) positions effective November 1, 2025, to support Public Health Services.
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Background and Discussion:
Request to update the funding source of two (2) positions from the General Fund to Charity Care and two (2) positions from Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) to the General Fund. These changes will allow our agency to continue meeting strategic public health goals and our public health mission through various communication initiatives.

Expected Impact:
Updating these positions' funding source is vital to a public health agency because clear, consistent, and strategic communication directly supports the agency's mission to protect health, prevent disease, and promote well-being.

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County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
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Health Initiative (Goal 4): O4: Increase community health care capacity.
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