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Commissioners authorize $1.085 million mandated payment to Job and Family Services

Lorain County Board of Commissioners · August 12, 2026
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Summary

The board authorized the county to pay mandated Job and Family Services shares totaling $1,085,146 from the general fund, scheduled as monthly payments of $90,428.33 (July–May) and $90,428.87 for June; staff said the state-issued memo arrived late and this sets a catch-up schedule.

The Lorain County commissioners authorized payment of mandated shares to the Department of Job and Family Services totaling $1,085,146 and scheduled those payments across the fiscal year. A staff member explained the county typically receives a state memo outlining the county's portion and that the memo arrived late this year, so the resolution sets up a catch-up schedule from July 1 through June 30, 2027.

"This is essentially catch up," a county staff member said, describing the need to set a payment schedule after receiving the state's calculation late. The board moved and voted to approve the payment schedule during the Aug. 11 meeting.