The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board has notified Ashland County that it will not be the recipient of funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. Our jurisdiction did not qualify this year to receive a direct allocation under funding made available to the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) under Public Law 112-10 for Phase 35. Ashland County will be receiving $-0- from these funds. Ashland County has been recommended to receive $7,574 of the Phase 35 State-Set-Aside (SSA) funds, by the State-Set-Aside Committee of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
The local EFSP committee will have a Public Hearing at 8:30am on August 7, 2018, in the County Commissioners meeting room at 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio, for qualified entities that have questions regarding the program. There will be an additional Public Hearing on August 14, 2018 at 3:30p.m. in the County Commissioners meeting room. Applications will be accepted until 3:30 p.m. on August 17, 2018 from qualified entities with a proven track record of delivering assistance.
A Local Board made up of various agency representatives will determine how the funds awarded to Ashland County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program.
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice non-discrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
Ashland County has distributed Emergency Food and Shelter funding previously to Associated Charities, Salvation Army, the ACCESS Program and First United Methodist Church Hunger Center. These agencies were responsible for providing meals, lodging, and utility assistance for qualified county residents.
Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact the Ashland County Commissioners office for an application. The Local EFSP Board will meet on August 22, 2018 at 2 p.m. in the County Commissioners meeting room to distribute local funding.
Pursuant to Section 121.22(f), Ohio Revised Code, the following is the time for all regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Ashland County Commissioners, in the second floor meeting room of the County Office Building, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805, for the year, 2018:
Meetings Each Thursday and 2nd & 4th Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 A.M.
By Order of the Ashland County Commissioners
By: Gail Crossen, Clerk
The adopted county tax budget for calendar year 2017 for Ashland County is available for public inspection on weekdays at the County Commissioners’ Office, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
By Order of the Ashland County Commissioners
By: Gail Crossen, Clerk
Access Management Regulations adopted by the Ashland County Board of Commissioners on November 5, 2015, to be effective January 1, 2016, are available for public inspection on weekdays at the County Commissioners’ Office, 110 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio 44805, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
By Order of the Ashland County Commissioners
By: Gail Crossen, Clerk
Ashland County Commissioners have partnered with GovDeals, Inc. to auction County Surplus Property online. Click the icon below for Ashland County, Ohio's online auction of surplus items at GovDeals.com.
Due to the large demand that the Ashland County Commissioners have had for the use of the Corner Park, located on the southwest corner of West Main Street and Claremont Avenue in Ashland, the County Commissioners are pleased to announce the following Policy and Rules for use of the Corner Park. Please contact us with any comments, questions, and concerns.
