Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Public Health 2025 operating budget to accept a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and create a 1.0 FTE limited-term Communicable Disease Coordinator for the Communicable Disease Program. The 2025 grant of $40,500 is for HIV Partner Services (follow-up with individuals diagnosed with HIV and their partners). Public Health plans to use this funding in combination with $14,000 from the DHS Communicable Disease Grant, $68,000 from the DHS Supplemental Immunizations Grant and $13,500 allocated in the budget for a Communicable Disease LTE to create the new 1.0 FTE Communicable Disease Coordinator-Project position.
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Amending the Public Health Operating Budget to Accept Grant Funds from Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Create a 1.0 FTE Communicable Disease Coordinator for the Communicable Disease Program
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WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is allocating $40,500 to Public Health Madison & Dane County (Public Health) in 2025 for HIV Partner Services (follow-up with individuals diagnosed with HIV and their partners); and
WHEREAS, Public Health plans to use this funding in combination with $14,000 from the DHS Communicable Disease Grant, $68,000 from the DHS Supplemental Immunizations Grant and $13,500 allocated in the budget for a Communicable Disease LTE to create a new 1.0 FTE Communicable Disease Coordinator-Project position; and
WHEREAS, this position will be responsible for professional public health work in the development, coordination, and implementation of efforts to reduce the incidence of communicable diseases in the community, specifically HIV and syphilis. This position will serve as the lead worker to program staff and support daily program operations for HIV and syphilis follow-up; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Agreement creating the joint City-County health department requires approval of both the Dane County Board and the Common Council for the creation of any new positions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Public Health will receive $40,500 annually from DHS via HIV Partner Services grant starting January 1, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this funding will be designated to a 1.0 Communicable Disease Coordinator-Project position starting January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the continuation of the Communicable Disease Coordinator-Project position will be contingent upon continued grant funding after December 31, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that per the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Madison and Dane County, Public Health employees are employees of Dane County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County is authorized to sign the agreement for the amount and purpose outlined above; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that upon adoption of this resolution and approval from the Dane County Board, a 1.0 FTE Communicable Disease Coordinator-Project (Range 18A) position will be created in the Public Health Madison & Dane County 2025 Operating Budget, and the position will be noted in subsequent Operating Budgets to reflect that the continuation of the position is contingent upon continued grant funding.