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County renews youth employment contracts and proclaims Small Business Week
Summary
The Health & Human Services committee renewed $2.265 million in CCMAP/BOSS youth employment contracts for 2026–27 and passed a resolution recognizing May 3–9 as National Small Business Week in Summit County.
Summit County’s Health & Human Services committee approved a first‑of‑three renewal of professional services contracts (resolution 2026‑6117) between the Executive's Department of Job and Family Services and local providers to deliver in‑school and out‑of‑school youth employment and education services under the CCMAP/BOSS program for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, not to exceed a total of $2,265,000.
Heather Yanyan of Job and Family Services said the program serves youth aged 14–24 (primarily 16–24), currently has 559 youth enrolled, meets performance measures, and provides paid work experiences through CCMEP that can pay participants up to $8,000 in total. For the temporary summer youth program the county plans about 215 positions and expects roughly 300 BOSS participants to work over the summer; summer wages for the program will be increased to $15 per hour to match other summer youth wages.
The committee also approved a resolution recognizing May 3–9 as National Small Business Week in Summit County; David Messner and Caitlin Smith from the Department of Community and Economic Development said the county is home to more than 12,000 small businesses employing 100 or fewer people and encouraged residents to support local entrepreneurs.
