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Environmental Health reports inspections uptick, penalties approved and new sanitarian hired

Cortland County Board of Health · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Environmental Health reported 83 community sanitation inspections and inspections of all 44 ATUPA facilities for March; the board approved March 2026 penalties and confirmed hire of Jhenelle Clarke to a Sanitarian position.

Don Ware, Director of Environmental Health, told the board that 83 community sanitation inspections were performed in March and that all 44 ATUPA facilities were inspected. The minutes show the board approved Environmental Health penalties for March 2026 and recorded an offer of employment to Jhenelle Clarke, who previously worked with the department as a public health fellow.

Minutes also record a reported 100% increase in "rabies and PET" items compared with March 2025 and note a response to a bat incident at a sorority house. The motion to approve the penalties was recorded as approved unanimously (mover: Mary Wright; seconder: Dr. Erica Skipton).