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The department said the resource could be adapted for staff orientation and public-facing communications to make reports more accessible. The health commissioner noted the material as useful background for planned training that will help board members and staff interpret financial and program reports.

Separately, staff promoted the department's Walk with the Doc event, scheduled for Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at New Era Baptist Church on Yankee Road. The Walk with the Doc is combined this month with Middletown Connect's Walk and Talk and will focus on mental-health topics. Staff said a local nurse practitioner, Lavenda (last name transcribed during the meeting), will appear and can refer attendees into local services when appropriate. Organizers plan a coffee truck and resource table, and will begin the walk at 9:30 a.m.; participants will also do a short community cleanup.

Staff asked partners and board members to help publicize the event through business networks, church bulletins and social media; they said flyers and digital materials will be circulated to partner organizations. No formal board action was required for these informational items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Health Meeting 05.13.2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board received a recorded presentation on data visualization for public health and heard details about a Walk with the Doc event on Saturday that will focus on mental health and include a local nurse practitioner as a presenter.","taxTitle","Middletown City Council, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio","taxId",68987,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219170,"Middletown health department reviews two-year smoke-free enforcement renewal with ODH",59,955000,1014000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3623629-4c5e987245ac19bc6d264b04a7f7f8cd&start=955&end=1014","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3623629-4c5e987245ac19bc6d264b04a7f7f8cd/thumbnail_955000.jpg","/articles/6219170/Ohio/Middletown-health-department-reviews-two-year-smoke-free-enforcement-renewal-with-ODH","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219170-2a2ce7c38317f44d36bc4dedb31e826e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776165085&Signature=UmS2vHUUy0Ci01igeIo4yX7E47MWDCFcZ4ueNgO2FgFxgjsDHenr1X3iLKYbz8yelb-fz~AsfJCtSe2~DLiYh~lAaBntVcRPPBCosh9ZtURMFqX2ceFiJZxHQmYZK5mxMWzkSTpJk4DBGTvTOhdHpjpk9tTYwA~EOzA2OQaCLE~iS0qkVduy1ReMJpyhhqhARua6UBtgTDQhGGl9a7MRaygu5zxNUK3HO3AZzoRxX37ig9cVJ5xkqHMrSJoGX9sU94nPbeHTAAiyYQ5p7p~eNpY9FKsGNGlu1~9v~SvPAHm2FxXN4VFyrjUnuaaIzt4~xKciizl7uhIZsVheJdwoyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Staff told the board the smoke-free investigations agreement with the Ohio Department of Health is up for renewal and that there are no substantive changes; the renewal covers a two-year term. A presenter explained how complaints are routed and how local investigators are assigned.

The department described the complaint process: members of the public call a statewide 800 number that routes complaints to the state; the state triages and forwards investigations to local health departments for on-site follow-up. The presenter said, “Smoking complaints are called in by an 800 number that goes directly to the state, and then the state sends the complaint back to us. ... It's the 800 number. They keep the local health departments completely out of it until it's time to investigate the complaint. And then this is the money that we get in return. And I think it's a hundred and $75 per complaint when we investigate.”

Staff clarified enforcement scope: vaping indoors is a violation; open-air dining can be compliant if at least 50% of the area is open (not enclosed by four walls). Investigations are ideally conducted close to the time of the reported complaint (staff said the state prefers investigations within a few hours of the reported time when feasible).

Board members asked routine questions about timing and signage; staff said the renewal keeps the existing arrangement in place and did not present changes requiring formal board action during the meeting.","The board reviewed a two-year renewal of the department's smoke-free investigations provider agreement with the Ohio Department of Health, including how complaints arrive, enforcement scope (including vaping), and typical supplemental payment per complaint.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219175,"Middletown health department shifts licensing and payments to state Acela system; printing and payment delays expected",259,1877000,2136000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3623629-4c5e987245ac19bc6d264b04a7f7f8cd&start=1877&end=2136","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3623629-4c5e987245ac19bc6d264b04a7f7f8cd/thumbnail_1877000.jpg","/articles/6219175/Ohio/Middletown-health-department-shifts-licensing-and-payments-to-state-Acela-system-printing-and-payment-delays-expected","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219175-5e18294450bac7e4cb07386138702408/orig.mp4?Expires=1776165085&Signature=SqULEI0IPl8TapuVzTvAJ7TG~nXznxwf2iIlZRHjlLETM81U1KPwRrj8fxBEuYzG1T3l8ZOxN965zQLV5JB7zuDql~CUAweL97C9xilzYlRi99aOGw0lM9MroyN-Yn1S0Aq-BFjwqeiD7-A0Mi6GqjDo9ENm-2HB1uP9-8AYSBoeAQ~wnFEjR8qn4oAu7n4nkMjSHQpIkQHoK4FT2WPRRvY7eGvk06W4K1SeE1JzS3d2KybPkCgbGGG1yKTE~WQz-5SWigLRQwDinDSWXcLYiNL2vJSZLo1LicheXkgEqeT7~y6iSsFq24fqPPnps5gkgo9JrB7op6o0~PrebKohVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carla, the department's environmental health director, told the board the department will move to the state's Acela system for public-facing licensing and payments, with a planned go-live around May 16 for the public portal. She said Acela will permit online submissions and will connect to PayPal for payments, but the department will not be able to print licenses while the migration completes.

Why it matters: local food-service, pool and septic operators rely on the department for permits and inspections, and the migration will temporarily change how those businesses pay and receive licenses. Carla said the public-facing portal should allow customers to submit applications online; payments will initially require in-office or phone processing until full payments are enabled.

Carla described a full-day \"smoke test\" the department will run to test the new system before it goes live and warned of communication and integration issues across counties and the vendor. She said current HealthSpace functionality has been decommissioned and that staying with the current vendor would be costly. \"If we were to stay with HealthSpace, it could cost us up to probably more than like $40,000,\" Carla said.

Board members asked about payment options; Carla explained the Acela portal will front-end PayPal so customers can pay by card through that service. Staff said they will upload existing documents into Acela once the migration finishes and will notify permit holders about changes to payment and licensing timelines.

No formal board action was taken; staff requested latitude to continue transition and testing and will report back on the go-live and any issues.","Environmental health staff told the board the department is migrating from HealthSpace to the state's Acela public-facing system (phase rollout) starting mid-May; the switch will temporarily prevent printing of licenses and delay online payment availability while the department completes testing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219180,"Middletown health officials report $949,600 final preparedness reimbursement, active TB case and $50,000 workforce grant",120,1660000,1780000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3623629-4c5e987245ac19bc6d264b04a7f7f8cd&start=1660&end=1780","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3623629-4c5e987245ac19bc6d264b04a7f7f8cd/thumbnail_1660000.jpg","/articles/6219180/Ohio/Middletown-health-officials-report-949600-final-preparedness-reimbursement-active-TB-case-and-50000-workforce-grant","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219180-86ef0c7a419dd0642a01ad0ca2ea12b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1776165085&Signature=NR3D~uKo8~A7cPztuu1W~K9ptNLOrpXy2NLg0FP48ghvgiEQZn9cL4k5IEejUhDc2nQ9XMs1rQdGK0DU~2IzhoG0ybmFxr~dFKjlvBS9JEU-RZ3zZKidiCczT4GAfbi7dW1v6ESM15fJSF4T7oQi6RMdNjzhLZboXMrhNjWUb6EqYA3s1KUlL9N2MjHwPowc~LKwyHWo-6wPiG71DiRwjvba-X-6BA8HP5jCz62AJh0~68v2sz1R0ajmbWoDcyB7kSINE83WhzXx58IA3fviVApqbXd08~wuQ~Z~tBst6Drt-jiLp8~zVNs6LAQPNwzTj39hPguMNyYi0TfNR3x5IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Middletown health officials said they submitted the final reimbursement invoice for the public health emergency preparedness contract year — about $949,600 — to Butler County, which forwards it to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Chandra, the health department's director of nursing, reported the payment request and said the department has met the deliverables for that contract year.

The reimbursement matters because state awards fund local preparedness activities and staffing. Chandra told the board, “We submitted for our final reimbursement. We've met all of our deliverables and submitted them to Butler County. Who then submits them to ODH. So our final invoice was sent to Butler County for, I think it's a little over, it's around $949,600 dollars, for our final payment for this contract year.”

Officials also reported communicable-disease activity tied to tuberculosis this month. Dr. Benoit, the department's medical director, provided the monthly reportable-illness totals for April; later Chandra said an active TB case recently developed in a woman born outside the United States and that a child in the home is being treated as a contact and is not symptomatic. Chandra said those developments are recent and the department will provide ongoing updates to the board.

The department also said it was awarded $50,000 under a workforce development grant and is reworking the grant budget to incorporate that funding. Chandra said the state has not yet issued notice of awards for the 2025-26 preparedness contract, which typically begins July 1, and the department is awaiting that announcement.

The board voted earlier in the meeting to receive and file the department's April financial report; the roll call shows a unanimous affirmative vote by the members present. The department said it will return to the board with further updates if the state issues changes to funding or award amounts.

Board members asked for follow-up on the TB family and for notice when the state releases the next contract-year awards.","Middletown health officials told the City Council they submitted a final reimbursement request of about $949,600 for public health emergency preparedness, reported a newly active tuberculosis case with a child contact receiving treatment, and said they received a $50,000 workforce development award.","actionData","errors"]

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Health department presents data-visualization training and promotes Saturday's Walk with the Doc on mental health

Middletown health department reviews two-year smoke-free enforcement renewal with ODH

Middletown health department shifts licensing and payments to state Acela system; printing and payment delays expected

Middletown health officials report $949,600 final preparedness reimbursement, active TB case and $50,000 workforce grant