Renewal contract increases Mount Vernon’s support of Knox Public Health

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MOUNT VERNON — Safety-Service Director Tanner Salyers said he wants to beef up, not short-change, Mount Vernon’s partnership with Knox Public Health. Under the existing contract, the city pays the health district around $67,000 a year. Health Commissioner Zach Green said that covers compensation and benefits for one full-time environmental health specialist. Council considers elected officials’ compensationAn ordinance setting compensation for the council president and council members received a second reading. Starr encouraged residents to support nonprofit organizations, including the Friends of Faith Prudent Foundation, that support children and their families coping with cancer.