“We want to listen to all of the citizens and get their input, and make decisions that are best for everybody — not just one side or the other,” Patterson said at the time.
Patterson was the Clark County health commissioner for about 23 years, with a 34-year career in total. As health commissioner, Patterson worked on passing a countywide levy to fund the newly combined health district. He also managed Anthrax incidents, a mass flu shot clinic that vaccinated more than 7,000 people in one day, H1N1 vaccinations and challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patterson begins his four-year term alongside commissioners Melanie Flax Wilt, who was re-elected unopposed to her seat, and Sasha Rittenhouse, who is in the middle of a four-year term.
The new commissioner has said he is focused on working toward a new public safety building which will include a new jail, improving the combined dispatch center and saving the county money.
Patterson took the seat of Commissioner Lowell McGlothin, who celebrated his retirement at the end of December, planning to focus on his health while still being active in hometown of New Carlisle.
McGlothin was born and raised in Clark County, graduating from Tecumseh High School before going into the Marine Corps. He worked as a model around the 70s and 80s and studied at Long Beach City College. He has two adult sons and three grandsons.
McGlothin served on New Carlisle’s city council for 17 years and was the city’s mayor for four years. He worked in insurance for 30 years, retiring after being elected county commissioner.
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