Cleveland mayor appoints interim commissioner of public health Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Frances Mills has been sworn in as the interim commissioner of public health, two weeks after the previous commissioner resigned amid a departmental shakeup.
Frances Mills took over on Thursday, according to a news release from the city. She replaces Persis Sosiak, who was one of two employees singled out for a pre-disciplinary review in September when Jackson reorganized the health department. The mayor’s actions followed an internal investigation.
It was one of two moves announced late Thursday night by the city. Chief of Public Affairs Natoya Walker Minor has resigned after working for the city for 17 years. Her final day on the job was Monday. She is continuing to work as deputy general manager, external affairs, at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
Previous state funding went toward purchasing buses and a contract to replace rail lines.
Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposal to cut public transit funding by nearly 90 percent could mean fewer capital improvements for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority over the next two years. DeWine’s proposal, released last week, recommends a funding line for public transportation be cut from $70 million a year down to $7 million.
RTA received a total of about $25 million from the fund over the last two years, said Deputy General Manager of Engineering and Project Management Mike Schipper. Without continued state funding, he said, the transit agency will have to slow down some capital projects.
Trillium, a provider of alternative fueling systems and renewable fuels, has partnered with METRO Regional Transit Authority, the public transit agency