BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is rejecting the Grand Jury’s recommendations to restore the Public Health Department’s budget as well as the affected programs and services, according to a proposed response included in the meeting agenda for Tuesday.
In late March of 2025, the county received notice that some funding it received from the federal government through the state had a stop work order placed on it, according to Director of Kern County Public Health Brynn Carrigan.
The county was receiving about $10.5 million per year to provide different services to the community, Carrigan said…