An elected Board of Trustees and an Administrator who is appointed by the Board of Trustees administer
the Putnam County Health Department. The offices of trustees are filled by the election of health department
trustees who serve for a term of four years.

The Election day for political subdivision officers is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April each year,
and is known as the general municipal Election Day.

The opening date for filing for office is 8:00 am in the fifteenth Tuesday prior to an election. In the event that
not enough candidates file, the county commissioners will appoint trustees to fill vacancies. Appointed
trustees will serve until the next municipal elections, when a trustee will be elected to fill the remainder of
the expiring term.

Current Board of Trustee Members

Board Chair
Barb Hodges
Originally  Appointed 2003
Appointment Expires April 2009

Vice-Chair
Evea Thomas
Originally Appointed 2005
Appointment Expires April 2009

Secretary
Gloria Smith
Originally Appointed 2006
Appointment Expires April 2011

Treasurer
Nancy Tietsort
Originally Appointed 1988
Appointment Expires April 2011

Member
Jean Grogan
Appointed 2007
(27 years of previous service)
Appointment Expires April 2009
Board of Trustees
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