Local Health Department Information

Local Health Operations Branch
Local Health Personnel Section
275 E. Main St., HS1W-D
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-3796
Fax:     (502) 564-0993

The merit system for local health departments (LHD) is a program administered by the Department for Public Health that has established consistent and uniform personnel practices for Kentucky’s local health departments.

The purpose of the merit system is to promote the recruitment of qualified individuals for the public health workforce, retain employees with a program of benefits and compensation and protect the rights of employees during their service.

Administrative regulations, covering the various aspects of personnel management and administration, have been promulgated under the authority of Kentucky Revised Statutes 211.1755. The administrative regulations apply to 53 of Kentucky’s 56 health departments. Excluded from the coverage of the regulations are the Louisville-Jefferson County Health Department, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department and the Northern Kentucky District Health Department. Each of the excluded health departments is governed by separate statutory authority and has its own personnel program.

This Web site was prepared for the purpose of providing a source of information for local health department employees, state offices, potential applicants for employment,and the general public regarding the personnel program and policies for local health departments.

LHD Employment Info/Forms
LHD Classification Info
LHD Compensation Plan 2001
LHD Merit System Regs
LHD Position Description Form

LHD Employee Performance Evaluations:

• 080 Performance Evaluation
• 096 Performance Evaluation

• LHD Listing
• LHD District Counties Map
• LHD County Code ID
• LHD Director Listing
• LHD Web Links

Budget Forms

• Publication of Statement of Public Funds Received and Disbursed by Public Officers of the Local Health Department Memo
• Statement of Public Funds Received and Disbursed by Public Officers of the Local Health Department Form
• Memo on Publication of County Public Health Taxing District Financial Statement
• Tax Forms and Procedures Memo 
• Public Health Taxing District Budget Form (All public health taxing districts must complete)
• Fiscal Court Tax Counties 
• Fiscal Court Tax Form - CH-61 (Completed by Fiscal Court Taxing Counties only) 
• Ballot Tax Counties   
• Ballot Tax Form- CH-62 (Completed by Ballot Taxing Counties only)
• Final Appropriation - CH-31

Community Program Reports

• Community Based Service Codes   (pdf format)   (word format)  
• LHD Reporting form with label space   (pdf format)  (word format)  
• Community Program Report Sort Program  (Excel 97 format)  (pdf format)

Local Health Department  

• DPH Work request form (Word 97 format)
• Network Equipment Inventory form (Excel 97)
• LHD User Account Request Template (Excel 97)
• L Drive Access Form

2008 Holidays

• January 21, 2008 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
• March 21, 2008 - Good Friday (Half day)
• May 26, 2008 - Memorial Day
• July 4, 2008 - Independence Day
• September 1, 2008 - Labor Day
• November 4, 2008 - Presidential Election Day
• November 11, 2008 - Veteran's Day
• November 27-28, 2008 - Thanksgiving
• December 25-26, 2008 - Christmas
• January 1-2, 2009 - New Year’s