Legislation Details

File #: 26-0215    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/1/2026 In control: Board of Hennepin County Commissioners
On agenda: 6/2/2026 Final action:
Title: Transfer Disparity Elimination departments from the General Fund to the Human Services Fund; Rename the Human Services and Public Health department as the Human Services, Public Health, and Disparity Elimination department, effective January 1, 2027
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Transfer Disparity Elimination departments from the General Fund to the Human Services Fund; Rename the Human Services and Public Health department as the Human Services, Public Health, and Disparity Elimination department, effective January 1, 2027
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WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners established the Disparity Elimination line of business and departments in the General Fund to eliminate disparities across Hennepin County; and

WHEREAS, the Human Services and Public Health department provides core services that are operationally and strategically aligned with the Disparity Elimination departments; and

WHEREAS, aligning the financial reporting and oversight of the Disparity Elimination Administration department, Climate and Resiliency department, Education Support Services department, Broadband and Digital Inclusion department, Outreach and Community Supports department, and Workforce Development department within the Human Services Fund will streamline administration and support integrated service delivery.

BE IT RESOLVED, that the "Human Services and Public Health" department will include the identified Disparity Elimination departments and be renamed "Human Services, Public Health, and Disparity Elimination" (HSPHDE), effective January 1, 2027; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners transfers the Disparity Elimination Administration department, Broadband and Digital Inclusion department, Climate and Resiliency department, Education Support Services department, Outreach and Community Supports department, and Workforce Development in the General Fund to the Human Services Fund, effective January 1, 2027; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator, Chief Financial Officer, and HSPHDE leadership be authorized to implement required budget, personnel, accounting, and similar financial reclassifications necessary to support and effectuate these act...

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