Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #255

Walton County/DeFuniak Springs Health Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dr. Susan Turner

Organization:

Walton County Health Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Walton County/DeFuniak Springs Health Facility

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 11:52:28 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

W.D. Childers

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Walton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

Contact:

Virginia Carroll

 

493 North 9th Street

Contact Phone:

(850) 892-8040

 

 

DeFuniak Springs 32435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding for beginning planning phase for a new Health Department facility in DeFuniak Springs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Communicable disease, disease investigation and prevention, immunizations, family planning, public health education, school health, WIC services, environmental health services and vital statistics. Benefits will be to provide health and environmental services for all of Walton County in a more safe, efficient manner. The new facility will meet established space and security requirements of the Department of Health. Increased public space will contribute to reaching larger numbers of Florida citizens and visitors with a wider variety of effective, valuable health services, emphasizing disease prevention and health education. Increased workspace will allow resolution of confidentiality, disabled access and substandard workspace issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Clients will be served in a more efficient, effective manner. Staff will have adequate work space to perform their job functions. All programs, activities and services will be monitored and data provided to the Client Information System/Health Management Component.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$243,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$4,285,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$47,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$3,995,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesComplete construction

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Health, Department Of

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Growth rate in Walton County. Inadequate space for staff. Security requirements of Dept. of Health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Walton County Board of Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

07/26/1999