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After the mortality count debacle, I decided to do some digging on the Director of the Ohio Department of Health appointments made by @GovernorMikeDeWine @MikeDewine.

1/17

First, some Ohio Revised Code (ORC) background.

The governor is granted the authority to appoint a slate of cabinet directors by ORC 121.03.

Also important to note is the experience required for the ODH Director as outlined in ORC 121.10 which calls for the person...

2/17

..to either be an MD or possess significant experience in the public health profession.

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/121

3/17

DeWine was elected Governor of Ohio in November 2018. On January 10, 2019, The Columbus Dispatch published an article listing DeWine’s appointments for his cabinet directors. This was before his inauguration on January 14, 2019.

4/17

The only appointment not made? Ohio Department of Health Director.

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190110/mike-dewine-nominates-13-cabinet-directors-only-health-remains-vacant

5/17

Mike DeWine nominates 13 cabinet directors; only health remains vacant

Ohio's next governor has put together a diverse Team DeWine which he expects to begin making a difference once he takes office Monday. Mike DeWine rounded out his roster of cabinet directors on...

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190110/mike-dewine-nominates-13-cabinet-directors-only-health-remains-vacant

The announcement of Dr. Amy Acton’s appointment wasn’t made until Feb. 26, 2019. Why so late? What was going on? Was there a need to get someone into that position for a specific reason?

6/17

There is some weirdness between DeWine and Acton. It has been reported that Acton and the DeWines took a trip to Haiti together before her appointment. What was the purpose of that trip? I have some theories, read my thread here.

https://twitter.com/Leo04847568/status/1322344303746842624

7/17

https://twitter.com/Leo04847568/status/1322344303746842624

Again, Acton was appointed ODH Director by DeWine on February 26, 2019 to begin work on March 4, 2019.

That appointment was entered into the Ohio Senate Journal on March 26, 2019.

https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/journals/Senate/2019-03-26?format=pdf

8/17

Her appointment was approved by a 14 – 0 vote of the Senate Standing Committee on Rules and Regulations, and by the full Senate 31 -0, as recorded in the Senate Journal dated April 10, 2019.

https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/journals/Senate/2019-04-10?format=pdf

9/17

Acton resigned from her position as ODH Director on June 11, 2020.

That same day DeWine named Lance Himes as Interim Director of ODH.

I could find no record of this in the Senate Journals.

It may be that interim assignments don't fall under the same rules as appts..

10/17

Refer back to the requirements listed for ODH Director in ORC 121.10 and compare them to Himes’ experience as published by The Columbus Dispatch on June 11, 2020. He doesn’t seem to meet the requirements, does he?

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2020/06/11/lance-himes-what-to-know-about-new-interim-director-of-ohio-department-of-health/42123617/

11/17

Lance Himes: What to know about the new interim director of the Ohio Department of Health

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday that Dr. Amy Acton was stepping down as director of the Ohio Department of...

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/healthcare/2020/06/11/lance-himes-what-to-know-about-new-interim-director-of-ohio-department-of-health/42123617/

Please note, the statewide mask mandate went into effect on July 23, 2020 under an order signed by Lance Himes.

…https://a014950e-d34c-4dc2-bb32-0d0ed826ba43.usrfiles.com/ugd/a01495_66ea28aa855e436e92f128af12c68b92.pdf

12/17

On November 5, 2020 DeWine appointed Stephanie McCloud as the new ODH Director to begin work on November 16, 2020.

(Prior to that, she had been the Bureau of Workers’ Comp (BWC) Director as appointed by DeWine on Jan. 10, 2019. See Dispatch link at beginning of thread).

13/17

It is an interesting coincidence that it is employees from the BWC who are enforcing DeWine's retail mask mandate under the purview of ODH.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/governor-mike-dewine-updated-ohio-mask-mandate/95-2bae0276-c635-4213-b7a0-00fb5b62fa1c

14/17

Gov. Mike DeWine announces details of updated Ohio mask mandate at retail stores

The new order takes effect beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 16.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/governor-mike-dewine-updated-ohio-mask-mandate/95-2bae0276-c635-4213-b7a0-00fb5b62fa1c

McCloud’s appointment as ODH Director was entered into the Senate Journal on December 1, 2020.

https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/journals/Senate/2020-12-01?format=pdf

15/17

Her appointment was approved by a 13 – 0 vote of the Senate Standing Committee on Rules and Regulations, and by the full Senate 24 - 8, as recorded in the Senate Journal dated December 17, 2020.

https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/solarapi/v1/general_assembly_133/journals/Senate/2020-12-17?format=pdf

16/17

Again, refer back to the experience requirements outlined in ORC 121.10 for this position and compare them to McCloud’s. Even the liberal Columbus Dispatch called this out.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/2020/11/20/physicians-sought-become-ohio-health-director-dewine-hired-lawyer/6353863002/

17/17

Several physicians applied to be Ohio's next health director. DeWine hired a lawyer

Applicants included two former public health directors for other states

https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/2020/11/20/physicians-sought-become-ohio-health-director-dewine-hired-lawyer/6353863002/

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