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Summit County Health director outlines grant-process overhaul and $1.2M behavioral health request

Summit County Council · November 13, 2024
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The county’s health director described a 'peak performance' review of grant and contract workflows, noted the department manages 77 grants (43 state-funded), and asked the council to consider a $1.2 million behavioral health subsidy to sustain current services.

Phil Vonderant, director of the Summit County Health Department, briefed the council on an internal "peak performance" review aimed at reducing administrative friction in how the department accepts and processes state and federal grant contracts.

"I am 100% confident that we will not see any services degraded over the coming year," Vonderant said when asked whether the department could deliver services under a narrow budget; he said the department is leveraging…

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