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0 <br /> Kittitas County <br /> Public Health <br /> * Department <br /> To Protect and Promote the Health and the Environment of the People of Kittitas County <br /> Fund Balance: $2,634,512 <br /> The department's fund balance comprises five primary elements. <br /> Restricted use categories: <br /> ■ capital equipment replacement-$142,041 <br /> • tuberculosis control as required by RCW 70.30.055-$200,000 <br /> • six months operating expenses reserve(OPEX)-$1,546,242 <br /> ■ isolation and quarantine fund-$200,000 <br /> These make up the majority of the fund balance at 79%.The last category, unassigned funds of$546,230,are held to <br /> cover general department costs such as unanticipated costs or to reduce the dependency on the county general fund <br /> contribution during budget preparation. In 2025,staff will recommend shifting some funds from unassigned to OPEX to <br /> keep up with increases in monthly operational costs. <br /> Use of the KCPHD fund balance is dictated by internal department policy PH-DEPT-025,adopted by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners on June 28,2023, and updated every five years. <br /> TB Control <br /> 7% Capital Equipment <br /> Replacement <br /> 5% <br /> Isolation and <br /> __Quarantine <br /> Unassigned Funds 8% <br /> 21% <br /> I <br /> OPEX Reserve <br /> 59%. <br /> Kittitas County Public Health Department—2025 Preliminary Budget Narrative Page 10 of 15 <br /> 22 <br />