The Lucas County commissioners awarded $100,000 in grants to 10 community-based organizations.
At the August 30 meeting, the commissioners said the grants will be used to support neighborhood programming that serves youth, families and individuals impacted by the criminal justice system.
Receiving grants of $10,000 each are the Toledo Lucas County Police Athletic League, Junction Coalition, Frederick Douglass Community Association, JRM Mentoring, The Program Inc., Open Arms Transformation Living, Pathway, Inc., Stand Up Man Up 2, All in Academy and Believe Center.
Funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the grants are designed to advance the county’s efforts through the MacArthur Foundation Safety + Justice Challenge to address racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system and to safely reduce the local jail population.
Funding will be used to create meaningful partnerships with the communities and neighborhoods they serve, with a focus on Toledoans in the 43604, 43607, 43608 and 43610 ZIP code areas who have been or likely will be impacted by the criminal justice system.
Personnel
Following a one hour executive session, the commissioners approved the hiring of five individuals.
Justin Worley was employed as a network support specialist for the department of job and family services at $20.96 per hour. Also hired in job and family services was LaToya Young as a support service worker at an hourly rate of $15.16.
Jordan Westgate was hired for the EMA operations office for $24.67 per hour.
In addition, they promoted Alexus Miller-Schmenk to performance monitor for $27.23 per hour, and reinstated the employment of Jacqueline Snow who had resigned in July. She requested her job back as an economic support worker at an hourly rate of $15.16.
The commissioners also amended the table of organization and chart of positions to reflect the addition of a director of systems integration in the administrative division.
Other Business
In other business, the commissioners; •Approved the annexation of 29.968 acres from Monclova Township to Maumee. Reid Hauptman, agent of the petitioner, submitted the request for the land at Jerome and Russell roads.
•Purchased the annual license support of Oracle Identity Services and Data Integration support at a cost of $58,760.
•Entered into an agreement with Steven B. Dood, M.D. LLC to provide physician and health care services to youth in the juvenile detention center and youth treatment center at a cost of $96,000.
•Approved an agreement with Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities of Northwest Ohio to provide case management services for the juvenile court at a cost not to exceed $55,000.
•Appointed Michael Horst as the 2023 county apiary for $4,300.
•Directed $2 million of federal fiscal recovery funds to the Overmyer Lofts project with funds to be encumbered through December 31, 2024.
•Approved two more change orders for Sierra-Cedar to provide support for the Oracle Cloud payroll module, $34,100, and to develop additional reports, $130,790.
•Authorized the county engineer to apply for a 2022 Safe Streets for All grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The county is a co-applicant with Fulton, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood counties.
•Approved easements for the Corduroy Road bridge replacement project with Captains Corp, two parcels, $7,280, and Kenneth C. Wolf, trustee, $300.
•Approved notification of the employee recognition award for the county engineer’s office. Gifts for years of service begin at $50 for 10 years of service and increase by $50 increments for each additional five years up to $150 for 30 years.
•Entered into a third amendment to a lease agreement with the Toledo Arena Sports Inc., the Huntington Center.
The next commissioners meeting will be 11 a..m., Tuesday, September 13, in the commissioners hearing room, first floor, One Government Center, Toledo, and is open to the public.
~Jane Maiolo
