Pictured from left to right: Wayne Deschambeau, James Henby, Margaret Hensel, Krista Fourman, Robert Turner
The Board of Health is responsible for appointing the Health Commissioner. They approve the hiring of Health Department employees, and meet monthly to discuss topics that are occurring within the Health District. They help make important decisions such as the adoption of regulations and policies and approval of expenditures. At least one member must be a physician. The current members include:
The Darke County General Health District is a combined health district
representing Greenville City and the Darke County Community. There are five
individuals appointed to the Board of Health. The Mayor of Greenville City
appoints 2 members of the Board of Health to represent Greenville City. The District Advisory Council appoints 2 members of the Board of
Health to represent Darke County and they elect a five member advisory council
of regulated parties that selects an additional member from their group. The District Advisory
Council includes the Township Trustees and the Mayors of the Villages within
Darke County. The District Advisory Council includes Trustees from the
following townships: Adams, Allen, Brown,
Butler, Franklin, Greenville,
Harrison, Jackson, Liberty,
Mississinawa,
Monroe, Neave, Patterson, Richland, Twin, Van Buren, Wabash, Washington, Wayne,
and York. The District Advisory Council includes Mayors from the
following villages: Ansonia,
Arcanum, Bradford, Burkettsville,
Castine, Gettysburg, Gordon, Hollansburg, Ithaca, New Madison,
New Weston, North Star, Osgood,
Palestine, Pitsburg, Rossburg, Union City, Versailles, Wayne
Lakes, and Yorkshire. The Council membership also includes a County
Commissioner.
December 17, 2010
**All meetings begin at 9:00 am unless otherwise specified at previous meeting.
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