VOLUME XXXXVIII NO. 27 JULY 10, 2009 CORSA REGIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, THE GALAXY RESTAURANT AND BANQUET CENTER, MEDINA COUNTY (WADSWORTH)

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1 VOLUME XXXXVIII NO. 27 JULY 10, 2009 DATES TO REMEMBER JULY 14, 2009 JULY 15, 2009 JULY 16, 2009 JULY 20, 2009 JULY 24, 2009 CORSA REGIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, THE GALAXY RESTAURANT AND BANQUET CENTER, MEDINA COUNTY (WADSWORTH) CORSA REGIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, FINDLAY INN & CONFERENCE CENTER, HANCOCK COUNTY (FINDLAY) CCAO METROPOLITAN & REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, CCAO OFFICES, COLUMBUS NW DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND ENGINEERS QUARTERLY MEETING, PIKE RUN GOLF COURSE, PUTNAM COUNTY (OTTAWA) CCC/EAPA REGIONAL MEETING, NOBLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NOBLE COUNTY (CALDWELL) JULY 24-29, TH NACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, DAVIDSON COUNTY (NASHVILLE), TN JULY 26, 2009 AUGUST 7, 2009 AUGUST 19-21, 2009 OHIO CAUCUS MEETING, GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER JACKSON E ROOM, DAVIDSON COUNTY (NASHVILLE) CORSA REGIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, CCAO OFFICES, FRANKLIN COUNTY (COLUMBUS) CCAO/CEAO/OSU EXTENSION SUMMER MEETING, GALAXY RESTAURANT & BANQUET CENTER, MEDINA COUNTY (WADSWORTH) AUGUST 28, 2009 CORSA ANNUAL MEETING, DOUBLETREE HOTEL, FRANKLIN COUNTY (COLUMBUS) ASSOCIATION NEWS CCAO/CEAO/OSU EXTENSION SUMMER MEETING REGISTRATION OPEN! In a collaborative effort, OSU Extension Medina County and the North East Regional Office have invited CCAO/CEAO to meet together on August 19-21, 2009 in Medina County (Wadsworth). Together with OSU Extension, Commissioners Pat Geissman, Stephen Hambley, and Sharon Ray and County Engineer Mike Salay will co-host this joint summer meeting at the Galaxy Restaurant & Banquet Center, in Medina County

2 (Wadsworth). This is the first time that our three organizations will meet together. The theme of the meeting will be Effective Government Through Collaboration. Taking tight county budgets into consideration, OSU Extension invited CCAO/CEAO to meet together instead of holding both the CCAO/CEAO Annual Summer Conference and OSU Extension County Commissioners Days. The CCAO Communication and Education Committee has been considering different options for meetings during the past few years. In addition, CCAO has sought the input from our affiliate members. Registration materials were mailed this week. Download a copy at and click on the article about the meeting on the front page. If you have any questions about the conference please contact Mary Jane Neiman, CCAO Public Relations Associate, at (614) , (888) , or mjneiman@ccao.org. PUTNAM COUNTY TO HOST NW DISTRICT JULY 20 Join Putnam County Commissioners Vincent Schroeder, John Love, and Travis Jerwers and County Engineer Terrence Recker on Monday, July 20 for the Northwest Ohio Commissioners and Engineers Association Quarterly Meeting to be held at Pike Run Golf Club, County Road H, in Ottawa. Tours of Poet Biorefinery, Pro-Tec Coating, and the Putnam County 24-hour Recycling Center will depart at 12:00 noon. Golf tee times will begin at 12:00 noon at Pike Run. Greens fees: $23.00 (includes 18 holes and a shared cart). Golf registration deadline: July 13. The business meeting will begin at approximately 4:00 p.m. followed by the social hour and dinner. Dinner registration is $5.00. To register for the tours, golf, and dinner please contact the Putnam County Commissioners Office at (419) CCAO METROPOLITAN & REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE JULY 16 David Pepper, Hamilton County Commissioner and CCAO Metropolitan and Regional Affairs Committee Chair, has scheduled a meeting on Thursday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The CCAO Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee is welcome to attend. The focus of this meeting will be on criminal justice issues and you are urged to invite members of your staff who might be interested in this topic to attend. Topics to be discussed include sentencing reform and public defender issues. In addition, a criminal justice roundtable discussion will take place after lunch. If you have other specific issues you wish to discuss during this meeting, please contact David Pepper at David.Pepper@hamilton-co.org or Larry Long at lllong@ccao.org. Lunch will be provided. To assure an accurate lunch count, please RSVP your attendance by July 13 to Janet Erwin, CCAO Administrative Assistant, at (614) , fax (614) , or jerwin@ccao.org. CCAO STAFF UPDATE WELCOME SHERRI NOLL! CCAO is pleased and excited to announce a new addition to the staff. On July 16, 2009, Sherri Noll will be the new CEBCO Managing Director of Health & Wellness. The name Sherri Noll may seem familiar to many of you and it should. Many of you may have already met Sherri or have seen her at one of our conferences or golf outings as she often participates in these events. 2

3 From Sherri worked for PENCo/WILLIS and her responsibilities included sales and service of the CORSA pool. Sherri comes to us from Wichert Insurance Services in Westerville where she served from 1999 to the present as sales manager, assistant vice president, and account executive. One of her many duties included responsibility for sales and service of health products of an agency specific program. She also worked for the Daniel James Insurance Agency as Commercial Service Manager from Please join us in giving Sherrie a warm welcome to the CCAO Family! After July 16 you can reach Sherri at (614) , (888) x 104, fax (614) , or snoll@ccao.org. AFFILIATE ACTIVITIES 2009 CCC/EAPA REGIONAL MEETINGS The County Commissioners Clerks and Engineer s Administrative Professional Association of Ohio (CCC/EAPA) has scheduled regional meetings to share information and network with other clerks. CCC/EAPA is comprised of county commissioners and engineers office staff. All commissioners clerks and engineers administrative professionals are welcome to network with this most informative organization. The board works hard to provide educational workshops and training opportunities at summer and winter conferences. Regional information and networking luncheon meetings are a priority with CCC/EAPA. Topics will vary at each meeting and are held on Friday s beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. CCAO/CEAO sponsors the lunch. These meetings are scheduled to be held throughout the rest of 2009: July 24, Noble County Health Department, Noble County (Caldwell) August 28, Wood County Commissioners Office, Wood County (Bowling Green) September 25, Darke County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Facility, Darke County (Greenville) October 9, Scioto County Emergency Management, Scioto County (Portsmouth) October 23, CCAO Offices, Franklin County (Columbus) Meeting location addresses can be found at > Calendar > Seminars, Workshops & Special Events. Please suggestions for agenda items to Carolyn Hauenstein, Clerk, Erie County Commissioners at chauenstein@erie-county-ohio.net. Bring any forms to share that may be useful to other counties. To obtain additional information on the CCC/EAPA, or if you are interested in serving on one of the committees, please contact JoAnn Sikorski, Clerk/Administrative Assistant, Athens County Commissioners, at (740) , jsikorski@athenscountygovernment.com or A Yahoo Group to post questions and answers that arise has been opened. You are encouraged to join this yahoo group at STATE ACTIVITIES STATEHOUSE GETS NEW ADDRESS Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, the agency that runs the Statehouse, announced that the building has received a new mailing address: 1 Capitol Square. The new address, which becomes effective on July 4, was established to make mail and package delivery to the building more simple. The new formal address is: Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH

4 STATE OF OHIO NSP 2 APPLICATION As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Congress allocated $2 billion to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) 2. The NSP 2 funds will be awarded competitively to eligible local governments, state and nonprofit organizations. The application deadline is July 17, The Ohio Department of Development s (ODOD) Office of Housing and Community Partnerships (OHCP) will submit a NSP 2 application requesting approximately $50 million. The funds must be expended to establish financing mechanisms for the purchase and redevelopment of foreclosed upon homes and residential properties, including such mechanisms as soft-seconds, loan loss reserves and shared-equity loans for lowand moderate-income homebuyers; purchase and rehabilitate homes and residential properties that have been abandoned or foreclosed upon, in order to sell, rent, or redevelop such homes and properties; establish land banks for homes and residential properties that have been foreclosed upon; demolish blighted structures; and redevelop demolished or vacant properties as housing. The proposed State of Ohio NAP 2 target areas include selected Census tracts in the following 33 counties: Adams, Allen, Belmont, Brown, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Darke, Fairfield, Fayette, Guernsey, Hancock, Harrison, Highland, Jefferson, Licking, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pike, Portage, Putnam, Ross, Scioto, Seneca, Van Wert, Vinton, and Wood. The methodology used to determine the Census tracts to include in the state s application is posted on In addition, during the NSP 2 application planning process, ODOD contacted Ohio s entitlement communities and determined that 18 Ohio counties will apply directly to HUD for NSP 2 funds. In general, entitlement communities are urban cities with a population of more then 50,000 or urban counties with a population of more then 200,000. Questions regarding the State of Ohio s plan to request NSP 2 funds should be directed to Doug Harsany, OHCP Residential Revitalization Section Manager, at (614) or Doug.Harsany@development.ohio.gov. OHIO HOUSING LOCATOR The Ohio Housing Locator was conceived, funded and developed by a collaboration of five Ohio state agencies: Aging, Job & Family Services, Development, Housing Finance, and Developmental Disabilities. Designed as a free, web-based, landlord registry, currently has more than 1,500 rental properties listed in 88 counties, and more register each day. Property management companies control the information, and can update prices, vacancies and other information 24/7. More than 100 other web sites include a link to the Ohio Housing Locator, including state and federal government agencies, public libraries, community action agencies, county Departments of Job & Family Services and area agencies on aging. More than 3,700 visitors use the Ohio Housing Locator web site each month to search for affordable, accessible rental housing, and that number is growing. A federal grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council is enabled the agencies to do outreach and market the Locator. A flyer about the Ohio Housing Locator is attached to this issue of CIDS. For more information, please contact Janet Hofmann, Housing Programs Administrator, Ohio Department of Aging at (614)

5 FEDERAL ACTIVITIES RECOVERY ACT REPORTING GUIDANCE RELEASED; NACo RELATED WEBINAR JULY 16 On June 22, the White House Office of Management and Budget released the guidance for reporting on activities and projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The first report is due Oct. 10. In addition to the guidance, a list of all programs under the Recovery Act subject to reporting and a data model were also released. The guidance and supplemental documents can be found at To inform and educate counties, NACo has scheduled a webinar on the Recovery Act Reporting for Thursday, July 16, at 2:00 p.m. For more information about the webinar contact Mile Belarmino, NACo Legislative Intern, (202) , fax (202) , or mbelarmino@naco.org. To register, go to SMALL COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP MEETINGS The task of developing the infrastructure necessary for economic competitiveness and improved quality-of-life continues to be a most pressing challenge that small communities face in Ohio. This often includes developing or enhancing environmental infrastructures such as basic drinking water and sewer service. Following up on a very successful series of meetings in 2008, U.S. Senators George Voinovich and Sherrod Brown, along with the Small Communities Environmental Infrastructure Group, will be holding a series of meeting in 2009 focused on addressing infrastructure issues on the following dates: INFORMATION SESSION & FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING: July 21, :30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Baker University Center Ballroom A, One Park Place, Athens FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING: October 9, :00 p.m., Office of the Ohio Water Development Authority, 480 South High Street, Columbus FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING: December 11, :00 p.m., Office of the Ohio Water Development Authority, 480 South High Street, Columbus For more information about the Informational and Finance Committee meetings and to RSVP your attendance, contact Jim Bonk at (614) or jim.bonk@epa.state.oh.us or David Reiff at (614) or dave.reiff@epa.state.oh.us. NACo ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS NACo 74 th ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION The National Association of Counties (NACo) and Davidson County (Nashville), Tennessee invite you to join over 2,000 appointed and elected officials from across the nation this summer for NACo s 74 th Annual Conference & Exposition to be held July 24-28, 2009 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This is the only national conference and exposition dedicated solely to county government. Conference registration is now open! Register for the conference and housing online at to save $25 per registrant. Click on the article about the conference on the front page. For more information, please contact Mary Jane Neiman, CCAO Public Relations Associate, at (614) , (888) or mjneiman@ccao.org. 5

6 CONFERENCE/MEETINGS AMERICAN REINVESTMENT & RECOVERY ACT TRAINING Auditor of State Mary Taylor has scheduled free, two-hour continuing education programs on the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA). Class topics include: overview of ARRA, reporting requirements, AOS Stimulus Tracker, ARRA and the state audit process, and AOS Bulletins regarding the ARRA. All sessions will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. Training locations: July 21, 2009 Warren County Administration Building, 406 Justice Drive, Lebanon July 31, 2009 Ohio Department of Transportation, 1980 West Broad Street, Columbus August 4, 2009 Owens Community College, Community Education & Wellness Center, 3200 Bright Road, Findlay August 6, 2009 Mayfield Village Civic Center, 6622 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Participants are eligible to receive two professional education hours. More information is attached to this issue of CIDS. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie King at (614) or SAVE OUR HOMES SUMMIT Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray will present the Save Our Homes Summit on July 17, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Ohio Department of Transportation, 1980 West Broad Street (U.S. 40), in Columbus. Breakfast and lunch are available on site. For more information contact Cornelius McGrady, IV, Consumer Protection Section, Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, (614) , or fax (866) or go to Click on the link in article on the front page. CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYEE/LABOR RELATIONS COORDINATOR Licking County Government is seeking an individual for the position of employee/labor relations coordinator. This position is responsible for administering/coordinating various programs related to labor and employee relation activities under the direction of the human resources director. This is a part-time position with benefits working Monday through Thursday 30(+/-) hours a week. Qualified applicants must possess a Bachelor s degree and two to four years related experience in human resources or employee/labor relations or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Successful candidates will have previous experience in performance management; negotiating and administering collective bargaining agreements; ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws; and developing and administering personnel related policies and training programs. professional human resources certification and previous experience working in a public sector human resources office is preferred. Starting salary range is $30,000 to $38,000. A complete job description and application can be obtained at or visiting the Human Resources Department. Successful candidates will be subject to Licking County s pre-employment drug screening. Qualified candidates should submit a completed application and resume to the Human Resources Department. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Send completed application and resume to: Licking County Human Resources Department, 20 South Second Street - 3 rd Floor. Newark, OH EOE. 6

7 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT Licking County Government is accepting applications for an assistant operations superintendent in the Water/Wastewater Department. Associate s Degree in environmental science or other related field plus three years experience in water/wastewater operations and two years supervisory experience or equivalent combination of training and/or experience. This position also requires a valid driver s license and safe driving record. Starting salary $36,431 - $45,538. Successful candidates will be subject to Licking County s preemployment drug screen. A complete job posting can be obtained by visiting our website Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications can be printed from the web site at or can be picked up at Licking County Human Resources Department; 20 South Second Street- 3 rd Floor; Newark Oh EOE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Fairfield County is seeking a full-time Economic Development Director. This position is responsible for coordinating and facilitating activities and efforts of area agencies, businesses, and industries working toward the economic growth of Fairfield County. Candidates for this position should possess an undergraduate degree in City Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, or Marketing. This position also requires two years of experience in the field of economic development. The annual salary for this position is $59,000 - $74,900 depending upon experience. Application deadline: July 24, Please go to for position details and information on the application process. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. CITY ENGINEER The City of Fairborn (population +32k), located next to Wright Patterson Air Force Base and Dayton, is seeking a qualified city engineer to direct seven employees in a busy Engineering Division. The Engineering Division performs plan reviews for residential, commercial and industrial developments; plan and spec preparation, both in-house and by consultants, for infrastructure projects; inspection of all public infrastructure construction; traffic engineering functions; and CADD/GIS support function. Reports directly to the Public Administrative Services Director. Minimum qualifications: BA in Civil Engineering with ABET approved major course work; OH Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain within six mos. of employment; five years experience in engineering with at least three years experience in supervision; proven skill in grant writing and grant procurement; prefer previous Municipal experience; salary up to $81,120.00/year. Application deadline: Monday, July 27, Submit resume or application (available at to: City of Fairborn, H.R., 44 W. Hebble Ave., Fairborn, OH or hr@ci.fairborn.oh.us or FAX (937) For reasonable disability accommodation call HR at (937) EOE CLASSIFIED ADS CCAO publishes the County Information and Data Service (CIDS) weekly. Classified ads will be published free of charge as a service to counties. Ads will run for two weeks if space is available. Ads will also be published on the CCAO website at When submitting your ad to CCAO please provide a link to the job posting online and a deadline. Please provide a copy of the classified ad by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday of each week. Transmit the copy to Mary Jane Neiman, CCAO Public Relations Associate, by at mjneiman@ccao.org 7

8 ohiohousing locator.org go FREE website for affordable, accessible rental housing in Ohio. SEARCH by location, cost and features. QUICK LINKS to other housing information and resources. go Participating Partners Ohio Housing Finance Agency Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council Ohio Department of Development Ohio Department of Aging Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

9 Ohio Auditor of State Mary Taylor s Office American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Training Auditor of State Mary Taylor is sponsoring a free, two-hour continuing education program in July/August, to be held in four locations around the state, for audit clients regarding the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). CLASS TOPICS Overview of ARRA Reporting requirements The AOS Stimulus Tracker ARRA and the state audit process Auditor of State Bulletins regarding ARRA TRAINING LOCATIONS Region Date Location Time Southwest July 21, 2009 Warren County Administration Building 406 Justice Drive Lebanon, OH :30 3:30 pm Central July 31, 2009 Ohio Dept of Transportation 1980 West Broad Street Columbus, OH :30 3:30 pm Northwest August 4, 2009 Owens Community College 1:30 3:30 pm Community Education & Wellness Center 3200 Bright Road Findlay, OH Northeast August 6, 2009 Mayfield Village Civic Center 6622 Wilson Mills Road Mayfield Village, OH :30 3:30 pm CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Participants are eligible to receive two professional education hours. QUESTIONS? Please contact Stephanie King at E. Broad St. / Fifth Floor / Columbus, OH Telephone: (614) (800) Fax: (614)

10 REGISTRATION FORM Ohio Auditor of State Mary Taylor, CPA American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Training Auditor of State Mary Taylor is sponsoring a free, two-hour continuing education program for audit clients regarding the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). The class will provide an overview of the ARRA and its impact on the state audit process. It will also focus on the new reporting requirements, the Auditor of State Bulletins regarding the ARRA and The AOS Stimulus Tracker. Please list all attendees from your entity Name (s): Agency Name: Address: City: Zip: Work Phone: Title: Title: Title: Title: Title: County: State: Please note that space for trainings may be limited. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. If a class is closed due to size you will be directed to an alternative training. Please indicate which regional training you will be attending: Please Region Date Location Time Southwest July 21, 2009 Warren County Administration Building 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 406 Justice Drive Lebanon, OH Central July 31, 2009 Ohio Dept of Transportation 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 1980 West Broad Street Columbus, OH Northwest August 4, 2009 Owens Community College 1:30 pm 3:30 pm Community Education & Wellness Center 3200 Bright Road Findlay, OH Northeast August 6, 2009 Mayfield Village Civic Center 1:30 pm 3:30 pm 6622 Wilson Mills Road Mayfield Village, OH Registration forms can be sent by Mail: Fax: Auditor of State s Office Training Department 88 East Broad Street, 5 th Floor Columbus, OH AOSTraining@auditor.state.oh.us