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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Public Health Department Special Revenue Budget (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate up to $94,000 in additional grant funds from the Texas Department of State Health Services Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Intervention Specialists Contract. Funding: $94,000 is available from Texas Department of State Health Services. A City funding match is not required.
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Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $94,000 is available from Texas Department of State Health Services. A City funding match is not required. A fiscal note is attached.
Prior Council Action:
February 5, 2026 - Council approved Ordinance No. 20260205-059 amending the Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget to include $210,000 for the Texas Department of State Health Services Sexually Transmitted Disease/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Intervention Specialists (STD/HIV-DIS) Contract. Ordinance No. 20260205-059 was approved on an 11-0 vote.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Cassie DeLeon, Assistant Director, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 512-972-6760; Lynda Riquelme, Unit Manager, Communicable Diseases, 512-972-5777; Stephanie Eaton, Program Manager, HIV Outreach, 512-972-5868; Madeleine Flanagan, Program Manager, Public Health Follow Up, 512-972-5452, Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, 512-972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
Funding under this contract provides comprehensive programmatic support in collaboration with the Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) Program Manager, frontline DIS staff, and the Disease Surveillance team. This contract includes ongoing disease surveillance, frontline investigative activities, and overall management of the Communicable Diseases Unit DIS program staff. The program is responsible for investigating sexually transmitted di...
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