The Lucas County commissioners are extending a wellness program agreement by three years.
At the May 10 meeting, the commissioners contracted with the University of Toledo college of health and human services department of population health for the program.
The contract runs from June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2025, and will cost $269,438. The amount will be disbursed annually as follows: year one, $89,647; year two, $89,811, and year three, $89,981.
Terms of the agreement call for UT to provide master’s level students in health education, public health or exercise science to assist with basic health promotion and screenings. The students are to be “health promotion coaches” for eligible enrollees, and the program will be overseen by Dr. Joseph Drake, professor and chair of the department of population health.
Other Business
In other business, the commissioners:
•Awarded a $2.96 million contract to Kokosing Industrial Inc. of Westerville for site and facility improvements at the water resource recovery facility in Monclova Township. The amount fell below the engineer’s estimate of $3 million.
•Approved a change order for the purchase of three trucks from Henderson Products Inc., of Bucyrus. The amount was revised by $2,000 per truck to reflect cost increases and the total is now $274,914.
•Authorized Lucas County Canine Care and Control to apply for a $15,000 grant from Best Friends Animal Society to assist pet owners in need with reclaiming their pets.
•Entered into a license agreement with Toledo for placement of an antenna and control box at Huntington Center.
•Agreed to apply for a $2 million Byrne Discretionary Community project grant through the U.S. Department of Justice. The funds would be used for county jail mental health evaluation and stabilization wing planning and design.
•Approved a memorandum of understanding with the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for disbursement of $106,000 in micro-grant funds. The grant will be used to develop collaborative and proactive solutions to reduce the numbers of individuals in zip codes 43604, 43607, 43608 and 43610 from being arrested and booked into jails.
•Approved a grant agreement for $75,000 with Lucas Metropolitan Housing for a pilot landlord incentive and mitigation program.
•Appointed Wendy Waisner to fill the position of EMS equipment technician at an hourly salary of $15.60.
•Tabled a decision on a memorandum of understanding with Golden Tree Marketing for marketing services for the MacArthur Safety and Justice Challenge community grant.
