Resolution 122-1976
RESOLUTION NO.122-l976
1VHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has received
a copy of the Memorandum to the County Health Directors from
John F, McGarry, M.D., Chief Bureau of Local Health Services, in
reference the Governor's Recommendations for Funding of County
Health Departments for 1976-77; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the proposed budget provides
for little or no State money for new or improved programs and
substitution of Title XX Money and Medicaid Screening reimburse-
ments in lieu of State dollars; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Recommendations split the funding
of increased expenditures between General Revenue and the County
Health Units on a 50-50 basis, but accepts all of the Medicaid
Screening Increase as a replacement for General Revenue funding
with zero for the County Health Units; and
WHEREAS, pay adjustments for State Career Service employees
of County Health Departments have, in the past, been fully funded
from General Revenue, and this 50% funding deviates from previous
legislation and increases County Health Unit Trust Funding by a
large amount of money; and
WHEREAS, the proposed budget shows an increase in Monroe
County's share of the budget; and
WHEREAS, the members of this Board do strenuously object
to any action that requires the County to comply with State raises
in salaries or other expenditures, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that it does strenuously object to State
increases in the Health Department budget which would not provide
for full and complete funding by the State and Federal Govern-
ments, but would place the financial burden on the Counties which
do not have the financial base to absorb such increase.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY SAID BOARD that the Monroe
County Commissioners are of the opinion that it would be extremely
unfair for the State to mandate or force the Counties to carry the
increased budget load, and this County does hereby request the
State to place in the County Health Unit Trust Fund such additional
monies as are required to meet the exnenditure increases set forth
in the Governor's Recommendations.
BE IT ALSO FURTHER RESOLVED BY SAID BOARD that copies
hereof be forwarded to all Boards of County Commissioners in the
State of Florida, Chairman of the House, Ways and Means Committee,
Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Monroe County
Legislative Delegation, and the State Association of County Com-
missioners.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting, this 13th
day of July ,A.D. 1976.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Mayor a Chairman
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