Harford health chief resigns citing lack of program funding

Harford?s top doctor resigned because the state and county would not increase funding for the county health department to cover new addiction-treatment programs, county officials confirmed.

Dr. Andrew Bernstein, chief public health officer for the Harford County Health Department, sent a letter to the County Council on Friday announcing he was resigning, said Billy Boniface, president of the council, which accepted the resignation Tuesday.