Medina County JFS reports higher SNAP error rate, START program nears national certification

Apr 28, 2026

Job & Family Services Director Debbie Kiley told commissioners that state SNAP reviews showed an increase in error rate from near 6% to 8% for December cases; the division is using corrective review processes and aims to reduce errors ahead of potential fiscal penalties. She also said the county’s START program is nearing national certification after nearly seven years of development.

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Job & Family Services Director Debbie Kiley told the Medina County commissioners on April 28 that the state has initiated multiple review processes for SNAP and related programs and that Medina County has been participating in the "find and fix" reviews that return cases for local correction without fiscal penalty.

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