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Winter Weather Hazard - Freezing and Bursting Pipes
by Jim Hale Jan. 4, 2018

Jan. 4, 2018

CORSA members have experienced all too many high severity losses due to freezing and bursting pipes. In fact, freezing/bursting pipes in the aggregate accounts for much of our yearly property losses as a pool. To help address this peril the attached document contains additional information on this all too common loss for our members. Extracted from the document: "Surprisingly, ice forming in a pipe does not typically cause a break where the ice blockage occurs. It's not the radial expansion of ice against the wall of the pipe that causes the break. Rather, following a complete ice blockage in a pipe, continued freezing and expansion inside the pipe causes water pressure to increase downstream -- between the ice blockage and a closed faucet at the end. It's this increase in water pressure that leads to pipe failure. Usually the pipe bursts where little or no ice has formed. Upstream from the ice blockage the water can always retreat back towards its source, so there is no pressure build-up to cause a break. Water has to freeze for ice blockages to occur. Pipes that are adequately protected along their entire length by placement within the building's insulation, insulation on the pipe itself, or heating, are safe." James Hale, ARM-P, ARM-E, CPSI Risk Control Consultant County Risk Sharing Authority 209 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215 614.246.1630 FAX 614.220.0209 " The leader in providing Ohio Counties with exceptional value, service, and protection of assets." CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments.

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PPE for HHW Collection Center
by Jonette Jackson Dec. 28, 2017

Dec. 28, 2017

Hello, I am requesting information from member counties that operate a Solid Waste Collection Center for information on Personal Protection Equipment on Steel Toe Shoes. Does your county purchase the shoes if required and/or do the employee purchase them? Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jonette Jackson Safety Risk Manager Lorain County Board of Commissioners 226 Middle Avenue, 4th floor Elyria, OH 44035 (440) 329-5227 phone (440) 329-5459 fax jjackson(a)loraincounty.us<mailto:jjackson@loraincounty.us> http://www.loraincounty.us

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question
by Michele Long Dec. 19, 2017

Dec. 19, 2017

What Department handles flood plain permits and etc. Also who is your flood plain manager THANK YOU Michele Long Clerk, Guernsey County Commissioners mlong(a)guernseycounty.org 740-432-9205 ********** Confidentiality Notice ********** This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are confidential and are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) identified above. This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the receiver of this information is not the intended recipient, or the employee, or agent responsible for delivering the information to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or storage of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender by return email and delete the electronic transmission, including all attachments from your system. All electronic transmissions sent to and from this domain (guernseycounty.org) are archived and may be viewed by other parties than the intended recipients.

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meals reimbursement out of state travel
by Emily Marth Dec. 19, 2017

Dec. 19, 2017

Our "Lodging and Meals" policy needs to be tuned up. Does anyone have a policy allowing for a greater reimbursement rate for meals eaten out of state? I'm guessing it's a bit unusual but our meal allowance is fine for some locales but not DC or New York, etc. I would appreciate any and all input. Thank you kindly. Emily Marth Knox County

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prevailing wage coordinator
by Michele Long Dec. 18, 2017

Dec. 18, 2017

Could you please tell me who in your county is your prevailing wage coordinate and handles everything pertaining to this position. Thank You Michele Long Clerk, Guernsey County Commissioners mlong(a)guernseycounty.org 740-432-9205 ********** Confidentiality Notice ********** This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are confidential and are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) identified above. This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the receiver of this information is not the intended recipient, or the employee, or agent responsible for delivering the information to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or storage of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender by return email and delete the electronic transmission, including all attachments from your system. All electronic transmissions sent to and from this domain (guernseycounty.org) are archived and may be viewed by other parties than the intended recipients.

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Re: [CORSA-broadcast] question - Floodplain Manager
by Nancy Ostrander Dec. 18, 2017

Dec. 18, 2017

The Erie County Director of Regional Planning is designated as the Floodplain Manager, and the department staff all work on floodplain permitting, etc. Nancy Nancy A. Ostrander, MLIS, CLRP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Director, Human Resources Board of Erie County Commissioners 2900 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870 Ph: (419) 627-7662 Fax: (419) 627-7599 Erie County Department of Human Resources * Personnel Administration * Risk Management * Workers' Compensation * Benefits Administration * Wellness * CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or Protected Health Information (PHI) which is personal information about an individual's health care. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution or transmission of the PHI without the individual's consent is strictly prohibited and may subject you to penalties under federal and state law. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments. From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Michele Long Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 11:18 AM To: 'CORSA Broadcast Email' Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] question What Department handles flood plain permits and etc. Also who is your flood plain manager THANK YOU Michele Long Clerk, Guernsey County Commissioners mlong(a)guernseycounty.org<mailto:mlong@guernseycounty.org> 740-432-9205 ********** Confidentiality Notice ********** This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are confidential and are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) identified above. This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the receiver of this information is not the intended recipient, or the employee, or agent responsible for delivering the information to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or storage of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender by return email and delete the electronic transmission, including all attachments from your system. All electronic transmissions sent to and from this domain (guernseycounty.org) are archived and may be viewed by other parties than the intended recipients.

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Park District Director
by Misty Burns Dec. 15, 2017

Dec. 15, 2017

Would you please share the annual Salary for your Park District Director and the salary range you have set for that positon? Thank You, Misty Burns Human Resource Director Holmes County Commissioners 2 Court Street, Suite 14 Millersburg, Ohio 44654 PH: 330-674-4601 Fax: 330-674-0566 mburns(a)co.holmes.oh.us<../../../../Documents/Bluetooth%20Folder>

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CORSA Harassment Training
by Tricia Callihan Dec. 4, 2017

Dec. 4, 2017

Recent revelations in the news about sexual harassment has bought the importance forward of having good policy and training in place for our members. Our Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment policy is found in section V of our Best Practices Personnel Policy Manual; the full manual is available for download from the CORSA website - http://www.corsa.org/ Established policy and employee/supervisor training is key to preventing and defending harassment claims. Establishing an affirmative defense - there are directives from both the EEOC and the U.S. Supreme Court stating the necessity and importance of training. For example, in the well-known Faragher and Ellerth sexual harassment cases, the Court opined that where no negative employment action exists, employers can establish an affirmative defense to liability or damages if they can show that they (a) "exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct promptly any sexually harassing behavior," and (b) "that the plaintiff employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to avoid harm otherwise." Training employees would, therefore, be a necessary component to support such a defense. CORSA has made available through our CORSA University on-line training system the ability for all members to get the training needed for both supervisors and employees at no charge. The following harassment training courses are available right now for all members to utilize: * Sexual Harassment In The Workplace * Workplace Harassment * Sexual Harassment Awareness for Managers * Other related courses are also available - * Bullying in the Workplace * Diversity in the Workplace * Violence in the Workplace * Workplace Bullying * Disciplinary Action & Procedures * Supervisor Skills 101 * Supervisor Skills 201 CORSA University can be found at: https://www.localgovu.com/products/learn/?t=corsa James Hale, ARM-P, ARM-E, CPSI Risk Control Consultant County Risk Sharing Authority 209 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215 614.246.1630 FAX 614.220.0209 " The leader in providing Ohio Counties with exceptional value, service, and protection of assets." [cid:image001.png@01D36CE8.C7D3DF00] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments.

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Updated Computer Safety Cyber training memo
by Tricia Callihan Nov. 17, 2017

Nov. 17, 2017

We are pleased to announce an additional course option to obtain credit for this year's Loss Control Incentive Program's cyber security training requirement. The new updated course is titled Cyber-security Threats to Public Entities. You can now choose either Computer Security Basics, or Cyber-security Threats to Public Entities. This new course can be found in the Information Technology section of CORSA University. James Hale, ARM-P, ARM-E, CPSI CORSA Risk Control Consultant 614.246.1630 fax: 614.220.0209 " The leader in providing Ohio Counties with exceptional value, service, and protection of assets." Tricia Callihan CORSA Program Assistant Direct dial - 614-220-7993 Fax - 614-220-0209 "The leader in providing Ohio Counties with exceptional value, services, and protection of assets."

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Budget
by Anne Retcher Nov. 16, 2017

Nov. 16, 2017

Good Morning! How do you handle your budgets and the process? · Is it within your Commissioners’ Office? o If so, what do you use? § Budget Software? Excel? · Is it within your Auditor’s Office? o If so, what software do they use? Any advice or suggestions you may have is welcome! Anne M. Retcher, Clerk Williams County Commissioners One Courthouse Square, 4th Floor Bryan, Ohio 43506 (419) 636-2059 Fax: (419) 636-0640 Website: http://co.williams.oh.us/Commissioners/wmsco_commissioners.htm

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