With Gary Tyack picked by voters to become Franklin County's prosecutor-elect, Board of Elections Director Ed Leonard will move to the downtown office to serve as one of Tyack's first assistants.
Leonard, who has 22-years of experience in county government and over four years as elections director, said the opportunity arose from a conversation he had after Tyack was voted into the prosecutor's office.
Read MoreFranklin County officials are proposing a 2021 budget that calls for no tax or fee increases while cutting some expenses and maintaining support for human service organizations.
County Administrator Kenneth Wilson will recommend a general fund budget of about $492 million in the spending plan he introduces to the county commissioners at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Read MoreTo end practices, policies or legislation that harm Black and Latino residents, the Franklin County Commissioners are expected Tuesday to approve a resolution to add racial equity to the county's list of core principles.
The resolution legally codifies racial equity as a sixth core principle and identifies racism as a root cause of poverty, constricted economic mobility and health disparities.
Read MoreAcross Franklin County, dozens of nonprofit organizations work diligently to ensure the city's neighborhoods are supplemented with the resources they need.
Whether supplying meals through local food banks, forming out-of-school programs for students or establishing centers for those struggling with drug or alcohol addiction, these organizations serve as difference-makers in the capital city.
Read MoreFranklin County voters overwhelmingly approved a tax levy Tuesday to help fund soaring demand for mental-health services and addiction treatment.
The issue on the ballot was a renewal of the existing five-year, 2.2-mill levy for the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, also known simply as ADAMH. It passed with 70.4% of the vote, according to official returns.
Read MoreMia Lewis said anxiety and confusion loom over this year's general election, but her organization and others are increasing efforts to assure voter protection in Franklin County and across Ohio through Election Day.
Lewis, associate director of Common Cause Ohio, helps lead a nonpartisan group that educates voters and ensures residents can cast their ballots safely. The statewide group is part of a national organization, which forms the Election Protection coalition.
Read MoreTo better meet the needs of local residents, Franklin County commissioners appointed Joy Bivens as a new deputy county administrator Monday to oversee and integrate county human services systems.
The board announced that Bivens, who currently serves as the director of the county Job and Family Services agency, will take on the administrative role for health and human services to better support traditionally underserved community members.
Read MoreTo thwart public misconceptions about drug and alcohol addiction and recovery, Franklin County Public Health launched the "Recover For Life" campaign Wednesday.
This anti-stigma initiative is part of the federal Centers for Disease Control's Overdose to Action grant awarded to the county health department in September 2019. The three-year CDC grant provides over $3 million annually to fight the opioid crisis and confront the disease of addiction.
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