Middletown Forum : Health Department http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Manager : Health Department Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:41:50 +0000 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:04:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4247 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Health Department : Vivian Moon wrote:Spider I... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30819&title=health-department#30819 Author: Bocephus
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Posted: Nov 21 2011 at 11:04am

Originally posted by Vivian Moon Vivian Moon wrote:

Spider
I really don't understand why they are so hell bent at getting rid of the Health Department while funding other SPECIAL PROJECTS
Maybe they need the office space? LOLLOLLOL]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:04:17 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30819&title=health-department#30819 Health Department : Spider I really don't understand... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30817&title=health-department#30817 Author: Vivian Moon
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Posted: Nov 21 2011 at 8:28am

Spider
I really don't understand why they are so hell bent at getting rid of the Health Department while funding other SPECIAL PROJECTS
]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:28:41 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30817&title=health-department#30817 Health Department : Having served on the Board... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30804&title=health-department#30804 Author: spiderjohn
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Posted: Nov 19 2011 at 7:35am

Having served on the Board of Health, I found that dept. to be the most functional and important dept.(other than police/fire) in the city. Maybe it should also be classified as public safety?
 
As I have stated repeatedly--ant services assumed by Butler County will come at a potentially higher price with much less personalized service.
 
Y'all will see.........
Life is cheap, but it ain't free......
]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:35:01 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30804&title=health-department#30804 Health Department : Vivian Moon wrote:<FONT... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30803&title=health-department#30803 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Nov 18 2011 at 9:21pm

Originally posted by Vivian Moon Vivian Moon wrote:

<FONT size=3 face="Comic Sans MS">The girl that works the front desk is a temp so I guess they will let her go after the first of the year...


Got a better idea. Let the temp at the front desk run the city and let the city manager go after the first of the year. Could she do any worse?]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:21:34 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30803&title=health-department#30803 Health Department : The girl that works the front... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30801&title=health-department#30801 Author: Vivian Moon
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Posted: Nov 18 2011 at 5:51pm

The girl that works the front desk is a temp so I guess they will let her go after the first of the year...]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:51:38 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30801&title=health-department#30801 Health Department : TonyB wrote:Vivian,I&#039;m... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30784&title=health-department#30784 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Nov 18 2011 at 5:59am

Originally posted by TonyB TonyB wrote:

Vivian,I'm sure that there are other parts of the Health Dept. that bring in revenue;  inspections on restaurants, septic inspections; I'm sure there are others. The real question in any government service isn't whether it brings in revenue, it's the Return on Investment (ROI). There are always parts of government that provide revenues and others that provide service. When you take a part that provides a positive ROI like the Vital Records Section and transfer it out of a Health Dept already strapped for funds, you are, in essence, defunding the Health Department. It looks like the prelude to transferring all Health Department functions to Butler County; imo.




Speaking of getting a return on investment.....

Not getting a good "ROI" on the taxpayer money being paid for the salaries of certain city building folks, are we. Pretty much a waste of hard-earned cash invested in these people. ]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:59:32 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30784&title=health-department#30784 Health Department : Is that $88k gross or net? Just... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30774&title=health-department#30774 Author: Bill
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Posted: Nov 17 2011 at 2:50pm

Is that $88k gross or net?  Just because a service brings in some revenue it doesn't necessarily justify the expense of the personnel, overhead, etc.   ]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:50:54 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30774&title=health-department#30774 Health Department : Vivian,I&#039;m sure that there... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30773&title=health-department#30773 Author: TonyB
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Posted: Nov 17 2011 at 2:20pm

Vivian,
I'm sure that there are other parts of the Health Dept. that bring in revenue;  inspections on restaurants, septic inspections; I'm sure there are others. The real question in any government service isn't whether it brings in revenue, it's the Return on Investment (ROI). There are always parts of government that provide revenues and others that provide service. When you take a part that provides a positive ROI like the Vital Records Section and transfer it out of a Health Dept already strapped for funds, you are, in essence, defunding the Health Department. It looks like the prelude to transferring all Health Department functions to Butler County; imo.
]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:20:02 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30773&title=health-department#30773 Health Department : Question for today….If in fact... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4247&PID=30771&title=health-department#30771 Author: Vivian Moon
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Posted: Nov 17 2011 at 1:34pm

Question for today….
If in fact the Middletown Health Department made $88,000 from the sale of Vital Records last year, why is this section of the Health Dept being transferred to Hamilton?
Why would you transfer the only part of this department that brought in revenue??

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