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Clermont County children’s‑services leaders ask commissioners to seek a renewal plus 2% after rising placement costs
Summary
County Department of Job and Family Services’ children’s services leaders reported a statewide placement crisis, rising placement costs and a 2024 placement deficit; they recommended running a renewal levy with a 2% increase to mitigate but not eliminate projected deficits.
Dorothy "Dottie" Meyer, director of the Clermont County Department of Job and Family Services, presented the county’s children’s protective services funding outlook on May 21 and urged the commissioners to allow the agency to seek a levy renewal with a modest increase.
Meyer said Ohio law requires counties to maintain local public children’s services agencies and described the work the county performs: investigating reports of abuse, neglect and dependency; providing family‑strengthening services; supporting reunification where possible; and finding permanent placements when reunification is not feasible. Meyer noted the agency’s fiscal director (Tim, fiscal director) and the county’s children’s services director Anne Gross were present to answer technical questions.
Meyer reported that in 2024 the agency investigated 1,332…
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