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Boyle County health official reports steady tax rate, warns of new drug threats and rising Narcan needs
Summary
A Boyle County health official told the fiscal court the local tax rate will remain at 3.6% and described rising demands on overdose response and harm-reduction services as new drugs appear in the supply. He also summarized the department's long-term retirement liability and recent COVID-related spending.
Brent Lehi, a health department staff member, told the Boyle County Fiscal Court on April 22 that the county's property tax rate will remain unchanged at 3.6 percent and gave an update on local public-health finances and harm-reduction work.
Lehi said the department carries roughly a $4.5 million liability to the Kentucky Retirement System that will persist over the next 27'28 years and that the department maintains a surplus to cover future retirement obligations for current and future staff. He also told the court the state allocated approximately $77,000 of COVID-related funding to the health department this year, money the department…
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