Homeowners can apply for repair funds Dec. 12
Meeting will outline qualifying rules for CHIP grants
Photo by GLENN WOJCIAK County Commissioner Pat Geissman (right) administers the oath of office to new Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Charles Pope.
MEDINA – Low and moderate income homeowners can learn about a program to help them make home repairs during an informational meeting planned at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Medina County Administration Building.
The meeting relates to Medina County’s Community Housing Impact Preservation Program for residents of townships and villages. County officials learned recently they will receive a $450,000 grant to distribute to qualifying homeowners.
Separate meetings are planned for residents of Brunswick, Medina and Wadsworth who are covered by separate CHIP grants.
Applications for the program will be available at the Dec. 12 meeting which will take place in the commissioners’ hearing room located on the second floor of the administration building at 144 N. Broadway St. in Medina.
The CHIP Program provides grants to eligible communities interested in undertaking housing-related activities. The grants are awarded competitively and encourage a flexible, community-wide approach to improving and providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons, and strengthening neighborhoods through community collaboration.
Federal funds for the CHIP program are administered by the Ohio Development Services Agency which recently informed the county of its $450,000 grant.
The program provides some outright grants or no-interest loans to help homeowners replace windows, furnaces, roofs, plumbing, electrical service and other basic repairs to their homes.
County Administrator Scott Miller said eligibility requirements for this round of funding will be announced at the public hearing Dec. 12, but the last time the county was awarded a CHIP grant in 2016, annual income limits were $37,500 for a single person and $54,900 for a family of four.
New supervisor
Hinckley resident Charles Pope took the oath of office which enabled him to begin his term as one of five supervisors for the Medina County Soil and Water District.
Commissioners also reappointed Ronald Ross to a four-year term on the Public Defenders Commission and reappointed Fredrick Geissman and Thomas Hazelwood to one-year terms on the Volunteer Peace Officers Dependents Fund Board.
Medina County Home
County commissioners approved two new contracts to provide services to the 50 residents of the Medina County Home.
One contract with Dr. A.V. Khandelwal is to provide medical services to residents of the retirement home at a cost of $744 per month. A second contract with Tricia Norton is to provide beautician services at a cost of $330 per month.
Pay raises
Commissioners approved a new one-year labor agreement that grants 2 percent pay raises to the four public defenders employed by the Public Defenders Commission.
Commissioners also approved previously negotiated raises for employees at Medina County Public Transit. The 2 percent pay increases raise the pay rate for most MCPT employees from $12.66 to $12.91 per hour.
Transit services
Commissioners also approved an agreement between MCPT and Job and Family Services which calls for the bus service to transport some Job and Family Services clients to work or training in 2018 at a cost not to exceed $340,000.
Commissioners also approved two separate transportation contracts with Will and Janet Sutton and Melissa Hutchison to drive foster children to various appointments and meetings in 2018 at a cost not to exceed $34,000.
Personnel expenses
Commissioners authorized the travel expenses for several county employees to attend a series of out-of-town meetings and training seminars. Among those expenses were $410 for two employees of the sanitary engineer to attend a one-say workshop hosted by the Ohio Water Environment Association and $255 for three other sanitary engineer employees to attend another workshop on fundamentals of pumping.
The meeting relates to Medina County’s Community Housing Impact Preservation Program for residents of townships and villages. County officials learned recently they will receive a $450,000 grant to distribute to qualifying homeowners.
Separate meetings are planned for residents of Brunswick, Medina and Wadsworth who are covered by separate CHIP grants.
Applications for the program will be available at the Dec. 12 meeting which will take place in the commissioners’ hearing room located on the second floor of the administration building at 144 N. Broadway St. in Medina.
The CHIP Program provides grants to eligible communities interested in undertaking housing-related activities. The grants are awarded competitively and encourage a flexible, community-wide approach to improving and providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons, and strengthening neighborhoods through community collaboration.
Federal funds for the CHIP program are administered by the Ohio Development Services Agency which recently informed the county of its $450,000 grant.
The program provides some outright grants or no-interest loans to help homeowners replace windows, furnaces, roofs, plumbing, electrical service and other basic repairs to their homes.
County Administrator Scott Miller said eligibility requirements for this round of funding will be announced at the public hearing Dec. 12, but the last time the county was awarded a CHIP grant in 2016, annual income limits were $37,500 for a single person and $54,900 for a family of four.
New supervisor
Hinckley resident Charles Pope took the oath of office which enabled him to begin his term as one of five supervisors for the Medina County Soil and Water District.
Commissioners also reappointed Ronald Ross to a four-year term on the Public Defenders Commission and reappointed Fredrick Geissman and Thomas Hazelwood to one-year terms on the Volunteer Peace Officers Dependents Fund Board.
Medina County Home
County commissioners approved two new contracts to provide services to the 50 residents of the Medina County Home.
One contract with Dr. A.V. Khandelwal is to provide medical services to residents of the retirement home at a cost of $744 per month. A second contract with Tricia Norton is to provide beautician services at a cost of $330 per month.
Pay raises
Commissioners approved a new one-year labor agreement that grants 2 percent pay raises to the four public defenders employed by the Public Defenders Commission.
Commissioners also approved previously negotiated raises for employees at Medina County Public Transit. The 2 percent pay increases raise the pay rate for most MCPT employees from $12.66 to $12.91 per hour.
Transit services
Commissioners also approved an agreement between MCPT and Job and Family Services which calls for the bus service to transport some Job and Family Services clients to work or training in 2018 at a cost not to exceed $340,000.
Commissioners also approved two separate transportation contracts with Will and Janet Sutton and Melissa Hutchison to drive foster children to various appointments and meetings in 2018 at a cost not to exceed $34,000.
Personnel expenses
Commissioners authorized the travel expenses for several county employees to attend a series of out-of-town meetings and training seminars. Among those expenses were $410 for two employees of the sanitary engineer to attend a one-say workshop hosted by the Ohio Water Environment Association and $255 for three other sanitary engineer employees to attend another workshop on fundamentals of pumping.
