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Subscribe to the beaconjournal today to access all of our content online at cm./specialoffer.ĭistrict 8 representative Anthony DeVitis voted yes on the ADM Board and DJFS budgets but voted no on the full budget. Rodgers and Wilhite abstained on the ADM and DJFS budget votes, respectively. Rodgers is a nurse at Portage Path Psychiatric Emergency Services, which receives funding from the ADM Board, and Wilhite is executive director of Family Promise of Summit County, which supports homeless families and receives funding from DJFS.