Committee approves transfer of Justice Programs into Health and Human Services
Portage County HR Committee voted to transfer Justice Programs and its staff into Health and Human Services and to revise related code sections; the change was recommended by county leadership and approved after committee discussion about preserving judicial input.
The full story
The Portage County Human Resources Committee voted Thursday to approve a resolution transferring the county's Justice Programs and staff into the Health and Human Services (HHS) department and to revise corresponding ordinance sections. The Director told the committee the Justice Programs director had resigned and county leaders 'including the county executive, judges, the district attorney, sheriff'and public defender'had discussed the move and recommended the transfer.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in