Romer-Sensky said the agency's computer programmers are working to fix the mechanics of the distribution and are expected to be finished by April 1. She said the department will work with constituency groups and county human-services agencies to forward the funds to eligible recipients. She said the money is available in a state special-revenue fund and possibly could draw a federal match. She said installing the system is much more complex in large industrial states such as Ohio than it is in small states. Romer-Sensky said Washington has rebuffed her efforts to allow Ohio to use its penalty money to install and upgrade the tracking system.
Consultants are there to consult.
Democratic legislators complained about the department's plan to phase out 56 unemployment- compensation claims offices during the next 15 months and replace some of them with telephone centers. I'm going to try to change your mind,'' he told the director. But Rep. Dale Miller, D-Cleveland, raised the specter of workers getting trapped in a telephone maze. It's almost impossible to reach the same person twice,'' he said. The information contained in this site is provided free of charge.