Wasco County Approves Budget; Leaves NCPHD Allocation As Is

Wasco County Commissioners approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year.  The budget passed unanimously essentially as developed by the budget committee.  That left intact a $314,000 allocation for the North Central Public Health District, $81,033 lower than what the three-county district says it needs to maintain current service levels.  The County Commission and the District Board have been at odds over governance issues, but Commission Chair Scott Hege said it is possible the County could reconsider its contribution level when its review of the district wraps up near the end of 2015.  Documents presented by the health district to the Commission indicated the reduction would lead to the layoff of two people and a reduction in walk-in reproductive health and immunization services from five days a week to one.  But in an e-mail to local media after the meeting District Director Teri Thalofer said the decision on reduction in force will be reconsidered at a special board meeting next Tuesday in light of Hege’s comments.

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