Medina County Commissioners’ Newsletter

BOARD OF
MEDINA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Stephen D. Hambley Aaron M. Harrison Colleen M. Swedyk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CDBG application deadline is Fri., May 3

Public hearing to be held Mon., mation including the
deadline of Friday, May
Feb. 26 to discuss eligible activities, 3, 2024, at 4 p.m. An
application requirements electronic, fillable PDF
application is available
The Medina County Board of Commissioners an- online at www.medina-
ticipates the Ohio Department of Development will co.org/planning, or by Denise Testa
award $500,000 — $350,000 for the County and clicking on the applica- Planning Services Director
$150,000 for the City of Wadsworth — for the PY24 tion image below to download.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Please contact me at dtesta@ohmedinaco.org or
Medina County Townships, Villages, public/non- 330-722-9291 or Rob Henwood at rhenwood@
profit agencies and organizations, and the Cities of ohmedinaco.org or 330-722-9292 if you have ques-
Brunswick and Wadsworth are eligible to apply for tions or need further information.
funding. The CDBG Program Application for Program Year 2024

To be eligible, projects must provide direct benefit provides annual grants Medina County Community Development Block Grant
Allocation Program (PY24 CDBG)

to one or more of the populations listed below.

Applicant Entity: _______________________________________________________

on a formula basis to Contact Person: ________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________

• Low/moderate income residents. states, cities, and counties

Phone: _________________________ Email: ______________________________

Please complete the following application. If necessary, please attach additional pages.

• Disabled adult residents. to develop viable urban General Information

• Elderly residents. communities by provid- 1. Please include a brief description of the project.
________________________________________________________________________

• Elimination of slum and blight conditions.

________________________________________________________________________

ing decent housing and ________________________________________________________________________

A public hearing is scheduled on Monday, Feb. 26 a suitable living environ-

2. Identify the national objective and how your project will benefit that population such
as low/moderate income residents, disabled adult residents, elderly residents, and
slum and blight conditions. The resources section of this application provides
additional information.

at 2:30 p.m. located at the County Administration ment, and by expanding _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Building, Balcony Room B, 144 N. Broadway St., economic opportuni- 3. Identify the exact location of the project including a map(s) and other important
documentation for the proposed activity. If you are requesting funds for road or

Medina, to discuss eligible activities and application ties, principally for low-
sidewalk improvements, include a map with street addresses of households/businesses
that will benefit from the improvement.

________________________________________________________________________

requirements. and moderate-income ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

The CDBG application outlines important infor- persons. 4. Total CDBG funding request: _____________________________________________

Veterans Service Offices to move temporarily

the Medina County Professional those numbers come back and
Building, located at 124 W. Wash- continue to rise.
ington, Suite B-4, Medina. The claims work has continued
The entrance to our temporary to grow more complex. I have
offices will be in the back of the briefed the commission of the
building. There is ample parking rising numbers over the past sev-
by Ed Zachery in the lot between the Profession- eral years and in 2019 told them
Director/Service Officer
al Building and Miss Molly’s Tea something had to give.
With the upcoming construc- Room off West Washington Street. The brief reprieve of the pan-
tion project to nearly double the The back entrance is also demic, and dealing with that,
size of the Medina County Veter- wheelchair accessible. Additional put any plans on hold. Once the
ans Service Offices’ footprint, we parking is available in the gravel pandemic ended, and we started
know that we will have to tempo- lot in the back of the building off to see those numbers rise again, I
rarily move out of the building; we South Elmwood Avenue. knew something had to be done.
just don’t know when yet. Why the expansion? We can’t continue to provide
We believe we will have to va- Over the past several years the the same quality of service with all
cate the premises sometime in the number of clients we see, as well the different things we do.
month of February for a period of as the services we provide, have With the support of the Medina
six to nine months until the project continued to grow. County Commissioners and The
is complete. This started even before 2020 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
We do know that we will be and the pandemic. Since the end available funding, it seemed the
relocating to the lower level of of the pandemic, we have seen Continued on page 2
Medina County Commissioners’ Newsletter February 9, 2024
`COUNTY HOME
Therapy Dog Nitro
Above: MCVS visits residents
building addi-
tion & renova- Dee Kulbacki and her therapy
tion proposed dog Nitro recently visited the resi-
front elevation. dents at the Home.
Left: Proposed Nitro was greeting visitors at the
floor plan.
front door.
Veterans Services
Offices to move 2024 Directory of ed for free on the County’s web-
site at https://www.medinaco.org/
temporarily... Public Officials directory-of-public-officials/ or by
available online
Continued from page 1 clicking on the cover image below.
timing was right.
This expansion will allow us to The 2024 Directory of Pub-
do multiple things as well as plan- lic Officials for Medina County is
ning for the future. now available online. Organiza-
Basically, we are almost dou- tions were contacted at the end of
bling the size of the building by December and given until Friday,
adding both a community room Feb. 2 to submit their updated in-
and a garage to house our fleet of formation.
vehicles.
The directory includes Coun-
This will allow for proper clean-
ty boards, commissions, depart-
ing and maintenance during the
winter months. ments and services; Courts; City,
The community room will be Village and Township officials;
utilized for mental health and ther- School Districts; other Agencies
apy programs for veterans and and Government offices; and
their families. State of Ohio elected officials.
About two-thirds of the existing The directory can be download-
structure will be gutted and re-ap-
YOU ARE INVITED

Open
propriated.
The current boardroom will be
split into two more offices for an- TO OUR REMODELING
other County Veterans Service Of-
ficer (CVSO) and a staff position.
The garage will be torn out, and

House
the waiting room will increase in
size for more privacy and spacing
during the initial intake of clients.
The entire project is expected
to take six to nine months to com-
plete.
We know there will be some in-
convenience for those we serve,
but feel the need is there. In the
end, this will allow us to contin-
ue the quality of services as well
as expand them for the growing
need of the veterans community. COME SEE THE RESULTS
We do expect that we will have
to close for a few days during the
OF OUR KITCHEN/DINING ROOM
relocation and will advertise those
days.
UPDATE
We do not expect any change
in our phone numbers during the CAKE PUNCH COFFEE
relocation, so you will still be able FEBRUARY 29, 2024 • 2:30 - 4:30PM
to contact us.
In the end, we hope to make
246 NORTHLAND DRIVE, MEDINA OH
this as easy as possible for every-
one with whom we serve.
We have always viewed our of-
fice as your space and hope that
this project makes it more accom-
modating for you to come to for
assistance.
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February 9, 2024 Medina County Commissioners’ Newsletter
Iron Chef Competition benefits St. Vincent De Paul Society
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Catholic Church in Wadsworth
held its annual Iron Chef Compe-
tition to benefit the St. Vincent De
Paul Society on Saturday, Feb. 3.
State Representative Sharon
Ray, Wadsworth Mayor Robin
Laubaugh and Commissioner
Steve Hambley served as the ce-
lebrity judges for the event.
Mike Leavitt from Water Main
Grille was the winner of the event
with his dish Ukranian Style Piero-
gies.
The Society raised $77,000 in
which every dollar goes to help
Top: Winner Mike Leavitt (sec-
struggling families in the commu-
ond from left) of Water Main
nity. Grille is the winner of the an-
Last year, the Society provided nual Iron Chef Competition
over $200,000 in financial assis- with his dish Ukranian Style
Pierogies.
tance to those in need, including
emergency housing, rent assis- Left: Commissioner Steve
tance, pantry purchases, help with Hambley, State Representative
Sharon Ray and Wadsworth
utility payments, food baskets, Mayor Robin Laubaugh serve
prescriptions, back-to-school sup- as the celebrity judges.
Photos provided
plies, and other help.
In total, over 5,000 people were Society at Sacred Heart of Jesus The Iron Chef Competition is
helped by the St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church. the church’s largest fundraiser.

COUNTY HOME

New sign in front of County

Home provides more insight
So, you have driven on Wedgewood Road past a
big, brick building with a stone sign the reads, “Me-
dina County Home” and wondered, “What’s that all
about?”
Our new sign will hopefully give more insight with
the addition of, “Residential Care Facility.”

Hey, Medina County… Wadsworth Ribbon Cutting

Tell us what
you think!
Community Health
Assessment Survey

Living Well Medina County

Scan me to go to the survey!
Or, visit:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWMC2024CHA
is conducting a short 15
minute (or less!) survey to
understand health needs
in Medina County.
Share your thoughts on
community health needs
and how we can help
make Medina County a
healthier place to live!
Photo provided
Several elected officials and organizations joined Express
Employment Professionals for a ribbon cutting in Wad-
sworth on January 18.
Express Employment Professionals of Medina-Wadsworth
is a leading staffing provider helping job seekers find work
with a wide variety of local businesses.
The Express office in Medina-Wadsworth has a variety
of jobs available, with full-time, part-time, and temporary
positions available. And, as one of the leading staffing
agencies in North America, Express provides employment
services and workforce solutions to employers throughout
the community.

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Medina County Commissioners’ Newsletter February 9, 2024
COUNTY ENGINEER

Winter driving reminder from

Department
the Medina County Engineer Directory
Living in Medina County, we BUILDING DEPARTMENT
www.medinaco.org/building-department
get our share of winter weather. 330-722-9220
As beautiful as a fresh blanket of
snow can look, it can also create COMMISSIONERS
hazardous driving conditions. www.medinaco.org/county-commissioners
Winter weather can often create 330-722-9208
poor roadway conditions leading by Andy Conrad
Medina County Engineer COUNTY HOME
to traveling headaches. http://medinacountyhome.com
With your safety as our top pri- ly to help you maintain control of 330-723-9553
ority, County Engineer employees your vehicle.
work diligently to plow and treat DOG SHELTER
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Click here to visit our

website with the full
directory of public officials
at www.medinaco.org

2024
Directory of Public Officials
Medina County, Ohio

Provided by
The Medina County Board of Commissioners

Stephen D. Hambley Aaron M. Harrison Colleen M. Swedyk

Board President

www.medinaco.org

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February 9, 2024 Medina County Commissioners’ Newsletter

Current Open HUMAN RESOURCES

Positions Featured

Job Opening of
MEDINA
EMPLOYMEN COUNTY
T APPLICA
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Please submit
information one applicatio
will n per position
sure to fill out be rejected. It is your to the
all sides of responsibility address indicated on
a governme this form. Also to assure that the
nt agency. please note your applicatio job posting. Applicatio
that this completed n is received ns lacking
Fill in the informati form will become by the closing sufficient
on in the area a public record date. Please
Job Title ________ below: when submitted be
________________ to

Postings current as of February 9, 2024

Department ________________
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________________ FT/PT ________
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____ Deadline Date __
In the area SUMMARY ________________
below, describe OF QUALIFI ___
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applying. Refer
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to the Minimum e, education, training,
Qualifications and other
and any position-s factors that qualify

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pecific qualificati you for the
ons posted position for
for this position.

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the Week
for a full job description.
HIRING!
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1. Are you related to the _________
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willing and position for _________
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• Attorney (FT) – Job & Family

Services
• Attorney (FT) – Job & Family
Services
• Bus Driver (PT) – Transit
• Cleaning Technician (FT) –
Maintenance
• Cleaning Technician (PT) –
Maintenance
• Correction Officer (FT) – Juvenile
Detention Center
• Court Mediator / Evaluator (FT) –
Domestic Relations Court
• Deputy Dog Warden (PT) – Dog
Shelter
• Design Engineer (FT) – Sanitary
Engineer’s Office
• Director of Emergency
Management (FT)
• Dispatch/Scheduler (FT) – Transit
• Driver – Meal Delivery (PT) – Office
for Older Adults
• File Clerk (Permanent PT) – Court of
Common Pleas, Probate &
Juvenile Divisions
• Highway Maintenance Worker II
(FT) – County Engineer
• Kennel Worker (Intermittent) – Dog
Shelter
• Line Maintenance Worker (FT) –
Sanitary Engineer’s Office
• Operator (FT) – Solid Waste District
• PRN LPN (PT) – County Home
• Protective Services Worker 2 (FT) –
Job & Family Services
• Resident Care Aide (FT) – County
Home
• Seasonal Naturalist (PT) – Park
District
• Seasonal Park Laborer (PT) – Park
District
• Seasonal Steward (Natural
Resources) (PT) – Park District
• Wastewater Operator (FT) –
Sanitary Engineer’s Office
• Water Reclamation Facility Shift
Supervisor (FT) – Sanitary
Engineer’s Office
(FT) = Full-Time • (PT) = Part-Time
Enjoy the BENEFITS of working for
Medina County! Apply Today!
ATTORNEY (FULL-TIME)
JOB & FAMILY SERVICES
Summary of Essential Duties: Under the direction of the Job and Family Services
Administrator, prepares legal documents (e.g., initial complaints, legal briefs,
pleadings, memorandums, modifications, motions, initial court orders and journal
entries). Conducts legal research as well as participating in and conducting litigation
processes related to child abuse, neglect and dependency cases and adult protective
services cases. In addition, the incumbent advises and represents in Court social
services division employees on all legal matters and provides supervision for the
agency Legal Specialist
Functions of the Position: Is familiar with and functions in accordance with the
classification specifications and agency policies and procedures. Presents self in
a professional and culturally sensitive manner to co-workers, staff, other agency
personnel and the public. Returns phone calls and correspondence in a timely
manner, adhering to agency policy and time frames. Prepares legal documents (e.g.,
initial complaints, legal briefs, motions, pleadings, memorandums, modifications,
initial court orders.) Research legal and procedural issues. Participates in and
conducts litigation proceedings involving social services matters. Prepares drafted
Journal Entries, Magistrate Orders and Magistrate Decisions for the Medina County
Court of Common Pleas- Juvenile Division and submits and/or emails drafted journal
entries to court personnel for final review. Represents social services in regard to
all subpoenas received through Domestic Relations Court, Probate Court, Juvenile
Court, and Criminal Court, prepares motions necessary (i.e., Motion to Quash), and
appears on behalf of the Agency. Prepares legal documents, including appellate/
appellant briefs, and participates in litigation, including oral argument, involving social
service matters on the appellate level. Advises social services division employees on
all legal matters and prepares witnesses for shelter care, adjudicatory, dispositional,
review, motion, and permanent custody hearings. Provides legal advice, consultation
and research to social services division officials on a wide variety of legal issues.
Conducts conferences with other attorneys involving possible legal action in relation
to cases assigned in agency. Provides supervision for agency Legal Specialist (i.e.,
assigns and reviews work, reviews, approves or denies employee requests for leave,
completes performance evaluations). Attends conferences, training, and meetings
as necessary. Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety
standards that pertain to job duties. Performs other duties as assigned. Demonstrates
regular and predictable attendance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of: Office practices and procedures;
Local, State and Federal laws, rules and regulations; litigation techniques; preparation
of complex legal documents; simple and complex legal issues (e.g., concerning child
abuse/neglect/dependency, adult protective services, fraud, social welfare issues;
court procedures, legal motions, court orders, summons); computer operations
(e.g., checking files for proper documentation); English grammar and composition;
Administrative practices; interviewing principles; Administrative and quasi-judicial
hearings; research techniques for legal matters; witness preparation.
Skill in: Organization; oral communication; writing (e.g., legal documentation and
correspondence; reading; conducting research; advising; computer operations; typing.)
Ability to: Comprehend a wide variety of complex technical, written material; write
legal briefs, pleadings, memos and technical reports; maintain accurate records;
interpret technical material; interview others concerning sensitive subject matters;
provide legal advice to others; explain legal or technical issues to others; conduct trials
in routine cases; participate in administrative and Quasi-judicial hearings; participate
at the Appellate level; prepare witnesses for trial; conduct legal research; make
independent decisions concerning legal issues; speak in public.
Qualifications: Admission to the Ohio Bar per Section 4705.01 of the Ohio Revised
Code, and in good standing.

JOB !
WORK/L Additional Requirements:
Y GREAT! BALANCIF E
• Must successfully undergo BCI background check
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NT
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CONTACT US
Office: 330-722-9208
Medina County Commissioners
Toll Free: 844-722-3800
144 North Broadway St., Room 201,
Clerk: Rhonda Beck,
Medina, Ohio 44256 rbeck@ohmedinaco.org

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