Guest guest Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 Friends, Family and Acquaintances; The Service and Support Administrators of the Portage County Board of MRDD are urging your support. We have been working without a labor contract since August of 2005! We have been in negotiations since September of 2006 and Federal mediation since May of 2007 and we are rapidly approaching an impasse. A law passed by the Ohio State Legislature created the position of Service and Support Administrators. This position was a major part of a plan of correction with the Federal Medicaid program to ensure that Medicaid money continued coming to the state of Ohio. This money is used, in part, to help our community members with disabilities work, live, and socialize in our community. The law states that our job acts as the `single point of contact and accountability' for those people with mental retardation who are being served by the Portage County Board of MRDD. We are responsible for assessing the person's needs, developing a plan to meet those needs and ensuring that the people who are being paid to provide the services are doing what they are supposed to do. In addition to all of this, we are also the accountants that authorize the person's budget to purchase these services. We are dedicated professionals who have spent our careers enabling citizens with disabilities to live healthy and safe lives. We help people be part of their communities. We help people realize their potential. We work with the schools, children's agencies, jobs and family services, the court system or any other system where individuals' with mental retardation may need support. We feel that what we do is important. We do not want to be forced into a situation that would interrupt those services. We want a fair contract settlement. Please show your support by calling the Portage County Board members and emailing the Portage County Commissioners and letting them know you support our efforts for a fair contract. Thank you so much for your support. Colgrove, PCEAMR Unit B, Vice President PS…You can also show your support by passing this along and attending the August 15, 2007 Board meeting at Happy Day School which is located on Brady Lake Road in Ravenna. PORTAGE COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS Bialik (330) 678-5372 Cochran (330) 325-0670 Harry Friedman (330) 297-9628 McNeil (330) 673-7468 Amy Sittner (330) 274-8175 McCoy (330) 296-0671 Jeanne Schmidlin (330) 678-1853 PORTAGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Maureen Frederick mfrederick@... Chuck Keiper ckeiper@... Smeiles cmeiles@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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