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Summit County health director outlines Peak Performance review and asks council for $1.2 million to maintain behavioral-health services

Summit County Council · November 13, 2024
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Health director presented an internal Peak Performance review of contracting and grant workflow (77 grants; 43 state-funded) and a 2025 budget that is largely flat except for a requested $1.2 million increase to sustain behavioral-health services, and answered council questions about contingency plans for potential federal/state funding cuts.

Summit County Health Department Director Phil presented the department—s Peak Performance initiative, a workflow review intended to speed up and standardize how state and federal grants are received, signed, recorded and drawn down.

Phil said the department manages 77 grants (43 state-funded) and described a multi-step contract path that currently requires county manager signature even for delegated pass-through funds, producing a week-long turnaround and multiple…

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