Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A)
Each biennium the
Ohio general assembly requires that if the funds available for distribution by
the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) under section
5101.14 of the Revised Code are
greater in the current state biennial budget cycle than the amount appropriated
in SFY 2019, each county must make a minimum contribution to the children
services fund, as described in section
5101.144 of the Revised
Code.
(1)
Each
county that made local contributions in county fiscal year (CFY) 2019, as
certified by the PCSA director and the county auditor shall continue to
contribute to the children services fund as described in paragraph (B) of this
rule.
(2)
Each county that did not make local county
contributions in CFY 2019, as certified by the PCSA director and county auditor
does not have a minimum obligation to contribute to the children services fund
as described in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(B)
Local obligation
determination
(1)
ODJFS uses county contributions from the previous four
CFYs to determine the minimum local obligation amount for each
CFY.
(2)
The PCSA director certifies the receipt of local county
funds, by completing the JFS 02825 "Public Children Services Agency (PCSA)
Local Contributions" with the previous CFY contribution amount, and submits the
JFS 02825 to the county auditor for signature.
(3)
The county
auditor certifies by signature the accuracy of JFS 02825.
(4)
The PCSA submits
the certification to ODJFS and also submits a copy of the certification to the
board of county commissioners or designee by October
thirty-first.
(5)
ODJFS uses the average of each local county
contributions as certified based in paragraph (B)(1) of this rule to determine
the county's minimum local contribution requirement for each
CFY.
(C)
If circumstances arise and a county cannot meet their
minimum contribution requirements for the current state biennial budget
cycle:
(1)
The
county commissioner(s) shall submit a written explanation to ODJFS, signed by
the county auditor, verifying that the county cannot meet local funding
requirements. The county commissioner(s) may request a reduced amount or
request that the entire contribution be waived;
(2)
The county
commissioner(s) shall submit a copy of the hardship request to the PCSA
director; and
(3)
The request will be reviewed and may be granted at the
discretion of the ODJFS director.
(D)
For purposes of
this rule local county funds are:
(1)
County general revenue funds appropriated and deposited
into the child services fund; and
(2)
Levy taxes
appropriated and deposited into the children services fund as described in
section 5153.35 of the Revised
Code.