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Health district cites per‑capita increase and state population update in FY27 request
Summary
Ledge Light Health District Director Jen Majio explained a FY27 budget increase tied to a 3% per‑capita rate set by the district board and to a DPH population adjustment; she also warned that some federal pandemic funding streams have ended, reducing local capacity.
Jen Majio, director of the Ledge Light Health District, presented the district's FY27 budget request for $160,368 and explained the drivers behind the increase. "They have increased the per capita rate for fiscal year 27 by 3%," she said, and added that the district must use population counts published by the Department of Public Health; an upward adjustment in the published population increased the overall request slightly.
Majio told the board that federal pass‑through funding to the state comprises a large share of the state public health budget and that some pandemic‑era investments have since disappeared, stressing both recent court‑related pauses in funding and the precariousness of certain federal streams. She offered to connect selectmen with DPH staff who publish the statistics that determine per‑capita allocations. The board approved the district budget by voice vote.
