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Mental‑health levy renewal for Ottawa County outlined to Port Clinton City Council ahead of Nov. 5 vote
Summary
Mircea Handru of the Mental Health and Recovery Services presented to Port Clinton City Council on Oct. 8, outlining that the Nov. 5 renewal would fund crisis response, treatment, housing support and peer services exclusively for Ottawa County residents.
Mircea Handru, executive director of Mental Health and Recovery Services, told Port Clinton City Council on Oct. 8 that a renewal levy for Ottawa County is on the Nov. 5 ballot and would continue funding local mental‑health and addiction services.
The levy renewal is limited to Ottawa County and, Handru said, "This levy will continue to fund mental health and addiction for Ottawa County residents." He explained the levy supports a full continuum of care, including crisis and emergency services, a Mobile Crisis Response Team that assists local first responders, outpatient and inpatient treatment, housing services for people living with mental illness, foster‑care assistance and peer‑support programs.
Handru said Ottawa County previously had been in a joint district with Erie County for the first 55 years but, effective Oct. 1, 2021, moved into a district with Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot counties; the ballot request at hand, he emphasized, is a renewal request only for Ottawa County and the funds raised would be used only within Ottawa County.
The presentation was informational; no council action on the levy was taken at the meeting. The levy renewal will appear on the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot for Ottawa County voters.
