CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES? IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY BABY!: 25 workerswho attended a Summit County Council meeting on Monday, some singing We'rein the Money as the meeting ended....

408 workers in Summit to get bonus
County agency is told to spend U.S. incentive money or lose it
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer

Christmas will come early for 408 employees in the Summit County
Department of Job and Family Services.

They will receive bonuses of $830 each this week from federal incentive
funds the department has been earning for the last decade.

The news brought glee to about 25 workers who attended a Summit County
Council meeting on Monday, some singing We're in the Money as the
meeting ended.

``This incentive money is for exemplary work,'' Kathleen Storey-Wagner,
a caseworker and president of Local 2696 of the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, told the council. ``This has to
be good motivation for those employees to keep up the hard work in the
year to come.''

The department was notified by the state Department of Job and Family
Services in May that it must spend about $3 million in federal incentive
funds by June 30 or lose it.

It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates.

Steve Zimmerman, Job and Family Services' assistant director for finance
and administration, said the directive to spend the money or lose it
caught his office by surprise.

``We went oohhhhhhh,'' he said. ``We've been under the gun to spend the
money.''

He said the department invested in a client computer tracking system,
document-imaging equipment and case files, and decided to divvy up
$346,940 among all employees, excluding the top five managers.

In the past, the department would have spent other pools of money that
it could not carry over from year to year before dipping into the
incentive funds, Zimmerman said.

Approval required

The one-time bonuses had to be approved by County Council.

Paula Prentice, D-Green, complained that the issue came to council at
the 11th hour. ``That's management's fault,'' she said.

She also said that giving the money to employees who hadn't been at the
department very long was a concern.

John Schmidt, D-Cuyahoga Falls, said that paying the bonus to Job and
Family Service employees may be unfair to worthy employees in other
departments.

He said he decided to vote for the bonuses anyway because he'd rather
see the money stay in Summit County than go back to the government.

Pete Crossland, D-at large, was the only council member to vote against
the bonus. Louise Heydorn, R-Silver Lake, was absent.

When the bonuses are paid, the department will have only $9,991 of
incentive money left. That is the amount it earned in the current fiscal
year and is being allowed to carry over, Zimmerman said.

As for employees, their paychecks will be fatter on Wednesday.









CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...

fx wrote:
408 workers in Summit to get bonus
County agency is told to spend U.S. incentive money or lose it
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer




Christmas will come early for 408 employees in the Summit County
Department of Job and Family Services.

They will receive bonuses of $830 each this week from federal incentive
funds the department has been earning for the last decade.

The news brought glee to about 25 workers who attended a Summit County
Council meeting on Monday, some singing We're in the Money as the
meeting ended.

``This incentive money is for exemplary work,'' Kathleen Storey-Wagner,
a caseworker and president of Local 2696 of the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, told the council. ``This has to
be good motivation for those employees to keep up the hard work in the
year to come.''

The department was notified by the state Department of Job and Family
Services in May that it must spend about $3 million in federal incentive
funds by June 30 or lose it.

It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates.

Steve Zimmerman, Job and Family Services' assistant director for finance
and administration, said the directive to spend the money or lose it
caught his office by surprise.

``We went oohhhhhhh,'' he said. ``We've been under the gun to spend the
money.''

He said the department invested in a client computer tracking system,
document-imaging equipment and case files, and decided to divvy up
$346,940 among all employees, excluding the top five managers.

In the past, the department would have spent other pools of money that
it could not carry over from year to year before dipping into the
incentive funds, Zimmerman said.

Approval required

The one-time bonuses had to be approved by County Council.

Paula Prentice, D-Green, complained that the issue came to council at
the 11th hour. ``That's management's fault,'' she said.

She also said that giving the money to employees who hadn't been at the
department very long was a concern.

John Schmidt, D-Cuyahoga Falls, said that paying the bonus to Job and
Family Service employees may be unfair to worthy employees in other
departments.

He said he decided to vote for the bonuses anyway because he'd rather
see the money stay in Summit County than go back to the government.

Pete Crossland, D-at large, was the only council member to vote against
the bonus. Louise Heydorn, R-Silver Lake, was absent.

When the bonuses are paid, the department will have only $9,991 of
incentive money left. That is the amount it earned in the current fiscal
year and is being allowed to carry over, Zimmerman said.

As for employees, their paychecks will be fatter on Wednesday.









CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...

fx wrote:
408 workers in Summit to get bonus
County agency is told to spend U.S. incentive money or lose it
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer


http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/17420204.htm

Christmas will come early for 408 employees in the Summit County
Department of Job and Family Services.

They will receive bonuses of $830 each this week from federal incentive
funds the department has been earning for the last decade.

The news brought glee to about 25 workers who attended a Summit County
Council meeting on Monday, some singing We're in the Money as the
meeting ended.

``This incentive money is for exemplary work,'' Kathleen Storey-Wagner,
a caseworker and president of Local 2696 of the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, told the council. ``This has to
be good motivation for those employees to keep up the hard work in the
year to come.''

The department was notified by the state Department of Job and Family
Services in May that it must spend about $3 million in federal incentive
funds by June 30 or lose it.

It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates.

Steve Zimmerman, Job and Family Services' assistant director for finance
and administration, said the directive to spend the money or lose it
caught his office by surprise.

``We went oohhhhhhh,'' he said. ``We've been under the gun to spend the
money.''

He said the department invested in a client computer tracking system,
document-imaging equipment and case files, and decided to divvy up
$346,940 among all employees, excluding the top five managers.

In the past, the department would have spent other pools of money that
it could not carry over from year to year before dipping into the
incentive funds, Zimmerman said.

Approval required

The one-time bonuses had to be approved by County Council.

Paula Prentice, D-Green, complained that the issue came to council at
the 11th hour. ``That's management's fault,'' she said.

She also said that giving the money to employees who hadn't been at the
department very long was a concern.

John Schmidt, D-Cuyahoga Falls, said that paying the bonus to Job and
Family Service employees may be unfair to worthy employees in other
departments.

He said he decided to vote for the bonuses anyway because he'd rather
see the money stay in Summit County than go back to the government.

Pete Crossland, D-at large, was the only council member to vote against
the bonus. Louise Heydorn, R-Silver Lake, was absent.

When the bonuses are paid, the department will have only $9,991 of
incentive money left. That is the amount it earned in the current fiscal
year and is being allowed to carry over, Zimmerman said.

As for employees, their paychecks will be fatter on Wednesday.









CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...

Trouble with propagation (posting) delays
seems to have gone way up in the last week.

In the story, I looked for where they explained "exemplary work".
Did you see any explanation of how that was measured?


On Jun 26, 9:44 pm, fx wrote:
fx wrote:
408 workers in Summit to get bonus
County agency is told to spend U.S. incentive money or lose it
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/17420204.htm



Christmas will come early for 408 employees in the Summit County
Department of Job and Family Services.

They will receive bonuses of $830 each this week from federal incentive
funds the department has been earning for the last decade.

The news brought glee to about 25 workers who attended a Summit County
Council meeting on Monday, some singing We're in the Money as the
meeting ended.

``This incentive money is for exemplary work,'' Kathleen Storey-Wagner,
a caseworker and president of Local 2696 of the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, told the council. ``This has to
be good motivation for those employees to keep up the hard work in the
year to come.''

The department was notified by the state Department of Job and Family
Services in May that it must spend about $3 million in federal incentive
funds by June 30 or lose it.

It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates.

Steve Zimmerman, Job and Family Services' assistant director for finance
and administration, said the directive to spend the money or lose it
caught his office by surprise.

``We went oohhhhhhh,'' he said. ``We've been under the gun to spend the
money.''

He said the department invested in a client computer tracking system,
document-imaging equipment and case files, and decided to divvy up
$346,940 among all employees, excluding the top five managers.

In the past, the department would have spent other pools of money that
it could not carry over from year to year before dipping into the
incentive funds, Zimmerman said.

Approval required

The one-time bonuses had to be approved by County Council.

Paula Prentice, D-Green, complained that the issue came to council at
the 11th hour. ``That's management's fault,'' she said.

She also said that giving the money to employees who hadn't been at the
department very long was a concern.

John Schmidt, D-Cuyahoga Falls, said that paying the bonus to Job and
Family Service employees may be unfair to worthy employees in other
departments.

He said he decided to vote for the bonuses anyway because he'd rather
see the money stay in Summit County than go back to the government.

Pete Crossland, D-at large, was the only council member to vote against
the bonus. Louise Heydorn, R-Silver Lake, was absent.

When the bonuses are paid, the department will have only $9,991 of
incentive money left. That is the amount it earned in the current fiscal
year and is being allowed to carry over, Zimmerman said.

As for employees, their paychecks will be fatter on Wednesday.

CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

On Jun 26, 11:07 pm, Greegor wrote:
Trouble with propagation (posting) delays
seems to have gone way up in the last week.

In the story, I looked for where they explained "exemplary work".
Did you see any explanation of how that was measured?

Yes.

On Jun 26, 10:07 pm, Greegor wrote:
Trouble with propagation (posting) delays
seems to have gone way up in the last week.

In the story, I looked for where they explained "exemplary work".
Did you see any explanation of how that was measured?

On Jun 26, 9:44 pm, fx wrote:

fx wrote:
408 workers in Summit to get bonus
County agency is told to spend U.S. incentive money or lose it
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/17420204.htm

Christmas will come early for 408 employees in the Summit County
Department of Job and Family Services.

They will receive bonuses of $830 each this week from federal incentive
funds the department has been earning for the last decade.

The news brought glee to about 25 workers who attended a Summit County
Council meeting on Monday, some singing We're in the Money as the
meeting ended.

``This incentive money is for exemplary work,'' Kathleen Storey-Wagner,
a caseworker and president of Local 2696 of the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, told the council. ``This has to
be good motivation for those employees to keep up the hard work in the
year to come.''

The department was notified by the state Department of Job and Family
Services in May that it must spend about $3 million in federal incentive
funds by June 30 or lose it.

It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates.

Steve Zimmerman, Job and Family Services' assistant director for finance
and administration, said the directive to spend the money or lose it
caught his office by surprise.

``We went oohhhhhhh,'' he said. ``We've been under the gun to spend the
money.''

He said the department invested in a client computer tracking system,
document-imaging equipment and case files, and decided to divvy up
$346,940 among all employees, excluding the top five managers.

In the past, the department would have spent other pools of money that
it could not carry over from year to year before dipping into the
incentive funds, Zimmerman said.

Approval required

The one-time bonuses had to be approved by County Council.

Paula Prentice, D-Green, complained that the issue came to council at
the 11th hour. ``That's management's fault,'' she said.

She also said that giving the money to employees who hadn't been at the
department very long was a concern.

John Schmidt, D-Cuyahoga Falls, said that paying the bonus to Job and
Family Service employees may be unfair to worthy employees in other
departments.

He said he decided to vote for the bonuses anyway because he'd rather
see the money stay in Summit County than go back to the government.

Pete Crossland, D-at large, was the only council member to vote against
the bonus. Louise Heydorn, R-Silver Lake, was absent.

When the bonuses are paid, the department will have only $9,991 of
incentive money left. That is the amount it earned in the current fiscal
year and is being allowed to carry over, Zimmerman said.

As for employees, their paychecks will be fatter on Wednesday.

CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Leave it to you to have a cataract in one eye, and be totally blind in
the other.

"It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates. "

Sounds to me like this refers to the family support division of family
services, and not the children's division that handles abuse, neglect,
foster care, in home services, etc.

Do you agree Greg?

All I said was
In the story, I looked for where they explained "exemplary work".
Did you see any explanation of how that was measured?

So why all the bitching like a coupla drama queens, DanKane?

ROFL

On Jun 27, 2:26 pm, "0:-]" wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:38:27 -0700, Dragon's Girl

wrote:
On Jun 26, 10:07 pm, Greegor wrote:
Trouble with propagation (posting) delays
seems to have gone way up in the last week.

In the story, I looked for where they explained "exemplary work".
Did you see any explanation of how that was measured?

On Jun 26, 9:44 pm, fx wrote:

fx wrote:
408 workers in Summit to get bonus
County agency is told to spend U.S. incentive money or lose it
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/17420204.htm

Christmas will come early for 408 employees in the Summit County
Department of Job and Family Services.

They will receive bonuses of $830 each this week from federal incentive
funds the department has been earning for the last decade.

The news brought glee to about 25 workers who attended a Summit County
Council meeting on Monday, some singing We're in the Money as the
meeting ended.

``This incentive money is for exemplary work,'' Kathleen Storey-Wagner,
a caseworker and president of Local 2696 of the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees, told the council. ``This has to
be good motivation for those employees to keep up the hard work in the
year to come.''

The department was notified by the state Department of Job and Family
Services in May that it must spend about $3 million in federal incentive
funds by June 30 or lose it.

It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates.

Steve Zimmerman, Job and Family Services' assistant director for finance
and administration, said the directive to spend the money or lose it
caught his office by surprise.

``We went oohhhhhhh,'' he said. ``We've been under the gun to spend the
money.''

He said the department invested in a client computer tracking system,
document-imaging equipment and case files, and decided to divvy up
$346,940 among all employees, excluding the top five managers.

In the past, the department would have spent other pools of money that
it could not carry over from year to year before dipping into the
incentive funds, Zimmerman said.

Approval required

The one-time bonuses had to be approved by County Council.

Paula Prentice, D-Green, complained that the issue came to council at
the 11th hour. ``That's management's fault,'' she said.

She also said that giving the money to employees who hadn't been at the
department very long was a concern.

John Schmidt, D-Cuyahoga Falls, said that paying the bonus to Job and
Family Service employees may be unfair to worthy employees in other
departments.

He said he decided to vote for the bonuses anyway because he'd rather
see the money stay in Summit County than go back to the government.

Pete Crossland, D-at large, was the only council member to vote against
the bonus. Louise Heydorn, R-Silver Lake, was absent.

When the bonuses are paid, the department will have only $9,991 of
incentive money left. That is the amount it earned in the current fiscal
year and is being allowed to carry over, Zimmerman said.

As for employees, their paychecks will be fatter on Wednesday.

CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.

BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION


Leave it to you to have a cataract in one eye, and be totally blind in
the other.

"It has been building over the years as the department surpassed state
and federal guidelines for getting clients to go to training, being
accurate in cash payments and having low food stamp error rates. "

Sounds to me like this refers to the family support division of family
services, and not the children's division that handles abuse, neglect,
foster care, in home services, etc.

Do you agree Greg?

Hell, he doesn't actually know operational facts...like for instance,
what a CRB actually does...so he gave testimony to a congressional
hearing that was incorrect about his state's supposed failure to
establish them in all the CPS districts in his state.

Stupid or a liar? Who can say at this point.

He will NOT admit error and attempt to correct it, so while he is
stupid, it appears he's also determined to mislead people with FALSE
testimony. That's what a liar does.