Health district approves draft budget

The Fallbrook Regional Health District approved a draft fiscal year 2021-2022 operating budget.

A 5-0 FRHD board vote, April 14, approved the draft budget. Adoption of the budget will likely occur at the June 9 board meeting, and additional board and public discussion may occur May 12.

“We had a town hall, a virtual town hall,” Howard Salmon, board president of FRHD, said. “Our purpose, then, is to get feedback from the community and the board members as we finalize the budget.”

The draft budget anticipates $1,805,139.78 of income from property tax revenue, interest and dividends, and income from the Wellness Center. Expected operating expenses of $1,783,280.71 would provide a net income of $21,859.07.

The district anticipates $1,000,000 of community health contracts to grant recipients and to the North County Fire Protection District. The planned contributions to the fire district consist of $135,000 for an ambulance, $80,000 for a medical services officer and $35,000 for communications.

The district anticipates total administrative expenses of $641,885.07, Health and Wellness Center expenses of $171,042.85 and direct care services expenses of $5,375.00. The FRHD Foundation will subsidize $48,451.34 of those expenses.

Joe Naiman can be reached by email at [email protected].