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Butler County board warns of fiscal emergency, seeks two-mill levy; highlights 4,300 served
Summary
Patricia Dawson told Oxford council the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities served about 4,300 people last year, is projecting waiver expenses that will heavily consume levy revenues, and has declared a fiscal emergency ahead of a two-mill levy planned for May.
Patricia Dawson, public relations coordinator for the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities, told the Oxford City Council on March 10 that the board’s mission is “actively partnering with people to access the world” and described services that run from early intervention through lifetime supports.
Dawson said the board served about 4,300 people across Butler County last year and outlined how services change across life stages, from evidence-based early intervention (ages 0–3) to employment and independent‑living supports. “For every dollar spent on early intervention, $7 in savings is…
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