Board approves procedural items, re-elects president pro tem and approves health-commissioner job description

Middletown City Council (Board of Health meeting) · January 14, 2026
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Summary

At the session the board excused Miss Sibcy, approved December minutes, received the October–December financial report, re-elected Jeff Bonnell as president pro tem and approved the health-commissioner job description; it then voted to enter executive session under ORC 121.22(G)(1).

The board took several procedural and personnel actions during the meeting.

Motions and votes: the board approved a motion to excuse Miss Sibcy from the meeting (motion moved and seconded; roll-call affirmations followed). The December meeting minutes were approved after minor typographical comments. The board voted to receive and file the October–December 2025 financial report; members noted revenues overall exceeded projections but discussed a line showing an apparent $98,000 decrease that staff attributed to timing and reduced spending. The board then moved to elect a president pro tem; after discussion Jeff Bonnell was affirmed to remain president pro tem for the year. The health commissioner job description was presented, praised as thorough, and approved in a roll-call vote. Finally, the board voted to move into executive session under ORC 121.22(G)(1) to consider matters related to appointment, employment or discipline of a public employee.

Where vote records in the transcript show members verbally affirming "Yes," the roll-call confirmations are recorded in the meeting minutes; several motions were moved and seconded without named movers in the transcript. No formal ordinances or budget adoptions were enacted at this meeting; the executive session was called for personnel matters under the cited Ohio Revised Code authority.