Are WCHD Employees Held To Higher Standard Than Other County Workers?

Wabash County Health Department Administrator Judy Wissel told the county board this week that the current health department employees have 239 combined years of public health experience. But are those employees being taken for granted and under-appreciated and maybe not trusted by county commissioners? That’s how a lot of the health department employees feel since they’re the only county departments commissioners require to use a time clock. During a recent special health board meeting, a frustrated Wissel said health department’s employees are being held to a higher standard than other county workers….

No comments on the health department situation were made by commissioners at this week’s meeting.