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Towns push back as regional health district seeks higher FY24 assessments
Summary
Susan Starkey, director of the Northeast District Department of Health, told NECCOG the district needs higher town assessments to retain staff; several member towns called the increase unacceptable and discussed switching health departments, but Starkey said bylaws and state statute would delay any withdrawal until July 2024.
At the Jan. 27 Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments meeting, Susan Starkey, director of the Northeast District Department of Health, presented a proposal to increase town assessments for fiscal year 2024, saying the district needs higher revenue to retain and recruit qualified staff.
Multiple council members expressed that the proposed increase was unacceptable and indicated they might pursue leaving the district and joining another health department. Starkey said the district's bylaws and state statute would preclude an immediate withdrawal and that a change of membership could not take effect until July 2024. Members agreed to continue the discussion at a future meeting.
The transcript records the exchange as a discussion with no formal vote taken during the meeting. No direct verbatim quotes were provided in the meeting minutes transcript; the summary above paraphrases the positions as recorded.
