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Commission approves health‑department appointments; aging services staffing problem flagged
Summary
The commission approved county health‑department appointments and discussed public‑health grants and a staffing shortage at the Golden Wheel senior site that left Meals‑on‑Wheels without a cook for several weeks.
The commission moved to appoint Tricia(r)/Trisha Smith as county health officer, Dr. Peter Meyer as medical consultant, and Melanie Kuder as pharmacy consultant; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners then appointed Sarah Hodges as county health director in a separate motion.
Health staff outlined pending grant work, said they will apply for state formula grants by the March deadline, and described a developing five‑year strategic planning process. Commissioners also heard from aging services staff that Golden Wheel — which hosts a Meals‑on‑Wheels kitchen — had been without a cook for about three weeks, creating a service gap. Staff and commissioners agreed to wait a week for the area agency on aging (Flint Hills) to respond with recruiting steps and asked the health director to report back if the provider could not fill the position.
