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JFS Director Chris Cabot told the board 629 youth are served by the campership program and that JFS received seven provider applications; six met program criteria and five were on the current agenda. \"This money is all Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF federal funds,\" Cabot said. \"We received $5,000,000 each year\" in TANF for varied services, of which camperships are one component.

Contracts and amounts on the agenda: Big Brothers Big Sisters — $82,000 (summer camp); Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio — $150,000; El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc. — $175,000; Tower Educational Consulting Group, Inc. — $94,000; Horizon Education Centers (North Olmsted) — $200,000. Cabot said the five contracts on the agenda total $701,000; one additional vendor’s paperwork arrived late and will appear on a subsequent agenda.

Oversight and purpose: Cabot said the RFP included evaluation expectations and that county fiscal staff conduct on‑site monitoring to ensure contractors deliver promised services. He described program benefits including life‑skills building, structured days, meals for children who rely on school lunch, and local economic circulation of contract dollars. \"It's really important that... a lot of all of this money that is being spent on these camps is gonna be circulated within our county,\" Cabot said.

Board action: Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the listed subgrant agreements; each motion carried. Commissioners asked about per‑child cost differences across providers and expressed interest in greater consistency across awards in future rounds.

Next steps: JFS will continue monitoring contracted providers and return with future recommendations on cost‑per‑child baselines and any adjustments to procurement or evaluation to stretch dollars and avoid duplicative enrollments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners' Board Meeting 5/6/25","oneSentenceSummary","Job and Family Services Director Chris Cabot told commissioners the county will use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to support summer camps that serve 629 low‑income youth; the board approved multiple subgrants to local providers totaling $701,000 on the agenda.","taxTitle","Lorain County, Ohio","taxId",4370,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6249749,"Lorain County approves wage increase for non‑bargaining employees; commissioners debate retroactive pay rules",157,1488000,1645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204863-22d1d6e09040cfebe65abf6a9c62f90f&start=1488&end=1645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204863-22d1d6e09040cfebe65abf6a9c62f90f/thumbnail_1488000.jpg","/articles/6249749/Lorain-County/Ohio/Lorain-County-approves-wage-increase-for-nonbargaining-employees-commissioners-debate-retroactive-pay-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249749-e6c2734793464276a4671f7a5e99499d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870397&Signature=K7NI-ZJPvzPZ-nGD0jV5hJeK5TankvV1RWIwuLGpXnuj9-GI3jYHahTKmT7zdk2y5dEw3nhfVh5lts4MOJAt8EITLmAqqgeuPoCSs60dty8pgM7uwWZ7An2cDG7Re~lmbud5xabOQPJi3vM2dp4E61Vki7jxERlTW6aatkHGbVWOP28EeQ4Igwd2rkF6Dn9d5UXCOB96SyeCkEgUx03yUZsX4TCUjp3nZS1RhG~pdqewgNRBrrtM2InZfKXBS2PFObqllkcfnrU1GYYfHBVXtMwcKQU-FyLxRA0GwIEldMRoXqVuJiamasHws-k3FEc-E0iaaVrsCz1nY9c14cQyeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lorain County Board of Commissioners on May 6 authorized a wage increase for non‑bargaining county employees to match a negotiated raise in the United Steelworkers Local 8845 agreement, with the change effective retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027.

Why it matters: Commissioners said parity with bargaining units is common practice but debated whether retroactive pay should apply to employees hired after Jan. 1, 2025. Several members expressed concern about retroactive payments’ budget impact and the need for clear, consistent policy going forward.

Discussion highlights: Commissioner Riddell said, \"I don't like the retroactive and the bonuses... our budget's gonna get hit with some pretty hefty amounts,\" pressing administrators to clarify how hires after Jan. 1 would be treated. Board members asked the county administrator and human resources staff to research whether the retroactive component and the permanent pay bump should both apply to employees hired after Jan. 1 and to report back before the next pay period.

Decision and next steps: The motion to authorize the wage increase was moved, seconded and approved. Commissioners instructed administration to review hiring‑date eligibility, the mechanics of retroactive pay, and whether policy updates are needed to avoid future late implementation. Staff said they would return with recommendations and calculations to inform fairness and budget impacts.

Procedure note: Commissioners discussed the common practice of negotiating bargaining-unit terms first and then applying comparable increases to non‑bargaining staff; several members said they prefer starting and ending contracts on schedule to avoid retroactive adjustments.

What remains unresolved: The board did not adopt a final policy on how pay increases apply to employees hired after Jan. 1; administrators were asked to research and propose a consistent approach for application and bookkeeping.","The board authorized a wage increase for non‑bargaining employees matching a United Steelworkers contract and discussed whether the raises and any retroactive pay should apply to employees hired after Jan. 1, 2025. Commissioners directed administrators to research application rules and report back.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6249754,"Lorain County approves Oracle-to-NetSuite migration, citing automation and cost savings",303,315000,618000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204863-22d1d6e09040cfebe65abf6a9c62f90f&start=315&end=618","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204863-22d1d6e09040cfebe65abf6a9c62f90f/thumbnail_315000.jpg","/articles/6249754/Lorain-County/Ohio/Lorain-County-approves-Oracle-to-NetSuite-migration-citing-automation-and-cost-savings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6249754-c1f8272578a433e39acbecbafbd2de0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870397&Signature=HkrXE6dRTt2f~TKoxVtokHbyaq2L3rs4bnlEKPpTLio56BKaVSfJIovn~8vJpl~ay3QUt6MhNQprsA1ZL9QBC7VHS1Y7RZjxtya24xy3o87XTwR40oJBYHCsmml5HnEXANjw0wd5jI1vKHFIuwYikXD~NL1xClhV4R4tN7PeqY65NjwhxnLij3PdPpNHGiU6ZmiUFngC14mouhu8wMUph-zXpxFSoqdG2kcIWRzYzE03bQf9smU3RMOBAK-4hASzn4oCpDIybNSCnqf1FwVgFvt9KfxwTfTxHtDi5evhDUjkYDGFfExC0XHoueNhg9Xg96gkWHA4-l-tZ8gAI3s7oQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lorain County Board of Commissioners on May 6 approved requisitions that include funding to begin a migration of the county’s Oracle fiscal system to the cloud-based NetSuite platform.

County staff told commissioners the change will move data from local servers to cloud servers, add optical character recognition (OCR) for invoices, create digital workflows and department budget dashboards, and reduce reliance on paper files. \"This is gonna be earth shattering, transformation for the county as a whole as far as our operations go,\" said Casey (staff member), who presented the request.

Why it matters: Staff said the move will reduce annual hard costs for the county’s current Oracle platform and deliver operational efficiencies, including faster public-records responses and electronic voucher handling. Tim (staff member) noted that the auditor’s office recently shipped about 96 boxes of voucher requests to records storage and said the cloud system would eliminate similar paper storage and associated costs.

Details and debate: Presenters described NetSuite as a web-based platform that reads scanned invoices and auto-populates invoice fields, attaches invoices electronically, and allows departments to view live budget dashboards. Staff estimated hard annual Oracle costs would fall from about $160,000 a year to roughly $105,000 a year, producing a payback on implementation costs in roughly three and a half to four years, not counting soft savings from improved workflows.

A requisition tied to the migration was included on requisitions pages 1 and 2; commissioners moved and seconded approval of those pages. The motion passed.

What’s next: Staff said implementation, once funded, will include work with the auditor’s office and other fiscal departments. Presenters said the cloud model will shift routine maintenance and disaster‑recovery responsibilities to the vendor, reducing the county’s exposure to a single on‑site server failure.

Commissioners and staff said they will return with implementation details as the project proceeds.","The Lorain County Board of Commissioners approved requisitions that include funding to move the county’s fiscal systems from an on‑premises Oracle installation to the cloud-based NetSuite platform, which staff said will increase automation, reduce paper, and trim annual licensing costs.","actionData","errors"]

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