As thunderstorms and heavy rain soaked much of the county Wednesday, the Logan County Health District began preparing for a possible rainy day of its own.

The board initiated talks at its monthly meeting about potential cuts that would need to be made at the health district if its proposed levy fails for a third time at the polls.

Voters turned down the last two health district levies. In November, the district asked for a 1.25-mill replacement levy to cover 10 years, and in March the district tried for a one-mill replacement levy. (Video interviews included.)

The district's previous one-mill levy expired at the end of last year.

The board went into executive session, which is closed to reporters, because the discussion involved sensitive personnel matters, but members said no decisions were made in this preliminary stage.

Cuts wouldn't be immediate, but the board wanted to have a plan ready so that employees that could potentially be affected by the cuts wouldn't be hung out to dry after November's election.

Meanwhile, Health Commissioner Dr. Boyd Hoddinott urged the board that it would need to decide by its July 2 meeting whether to put the levy on the ballot this November and with what specifications.

Last year the levy campaign cost the district $13,000.

The board would need to determine whether the levy would be a replacement, a renewal or involve a lesser millage.

Hoddinott says a renewal wouldn't be ideal.

Watch comments from Hoddinott.

Cuts would primarily affect nursing programs and clerical operations. Some environmental programs could feel the brunt as well, Hoddinott added.

More from Hoddinott.

In other business, the board approved an agreement with the Ohio Department of Health to train a local inspector to make sure manufactured home installations are up to code.

The state made the program available three years ago, but Logan County didn't jump on board until now due to a lack of available staff.

Hoddinott says having a local inspector will speed up the process. Right now an inspector from Athens, Ohio performs the inspections, which creates long wait times for manufactured home buyers and sellers.

More from Hoddinott.

Finally, the board held a hearing to determine whether recurrent health violations at Indian Hills Mobile Home Park on Township Road 55 in rural Bellefontaine were grounds to suspend the park's license.

Board member and Licensing Commission Representative Bill Hines said Park Owner Les Bowman needed to communicate with inspectors in the future.

Bowman said all the violations at the park had been fixed, and that he hadn't intended to ignore the board's requests to comply.

Craig Kauffman, director of environmental health, said he was satisfied with the park's recent compliance with health standards. The board decided not to suspend the park's license.