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Franklin County commissioners appoint hospital trustee, approve vehicle purchases, 1.6% COLA and disaster declaration
Summary
Franklin County commissioners appointed a new trustee to the Ransom Memorial Hospital board and approved a package of routine budget and operational items at their June 18 meeting, including a 1.6% cost-of-living adjustment for county employees and a disaster declaration tied to June 3 flooding.
Franklin County commissioners appointed a new trustee to the Ransom Memorial Hospital board, approved multiple budgeted purchases including replacement patrol vehicles, endorsed a 1.6% cost-of-living adjustment for county employees and approved a disaster declaration for the June 3 storms and flooding at their June 18 meeting.
The commission voted to appoint Jack Peters to the Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees to fill one open seat. The board heard three applicants; Janet (last name not provided), the incumbent appointee, described her long service to Franklin County and said she wanted to continue serving. "A strong hospital is really critically important to this community," Janet said, noting the hospital board’s role in approving allocation of the sales tax that funds community projects such as Ninth and Main and the Wellsville project.
The meeting approved several budgeted purchases and routine items. The commission authorized renewal of an annual…
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