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Commissioner proposes shrinking Mental Health and Recovery Services Board amid appointment difficulties

Richland County Board of Commissioners · February 13, 2026
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Summary

A county commissioner serving as the mental health board liaison told the board Feb. 12 that vacancies and long meeting times have prompted a proposal to reduce the board from 14 to nine members under Ohio Revised Code 340.02; next step is to solicit feedback from the current board.

A commissioner who serves as Richland County’s mental health board liaison told colleagues on Feb. 12 that persistent vacancies and lengthy meetings make it difficult to staff the county’s Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and proposed reducing its statutory size under Ohio law.

The liaison said the board currently sits at 10 because of vacancies and described the…

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