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15 May 2007 02:44:16 AM |
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At the time of his death, the developmentally disabled 3-year-old |
Commissioners vote to merge Children Services with Butler County Job and
Family Services.
http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/14/hjn051507csbmerge.html
By Candice Brooks Higgins
Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
HAMILTON — The governing board of Butler County Children Services is no
more.
Commissioners voted Monday to make the Department of Job and Family
Services the county's child protection agency instead.
The move is a result of the fallout from the August death of Middletown
foster child Marcus Fiesel, whose foster parents Liz and David Carroll
Jr. both were convicted of murder in the case. At the time of his death,
the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of
Children Services, which approved his placement in the Carroll's
Clermont County home.
Children Services' six-member volunteer board didn't provide aggressive
oversight, and new leadership is needed to restore the public's
confidence in the agency, Commission President Gregory Jolivette said.
Fired Executive Director Jann Heffner left the agency May 5.
"It was a circle-the-wagons type mentality with the board and we don't
need that," he said.
The reorganization merges Children Services' 200-plus employees, $25
million annual budget and services to more than 600 children in foster
and kinship care under Job and Family Services. However, Children
Services' administration — including Interim Executive Director Jeff
Centers — will report directly to the commissioners and County
Administrator Derek Conklin "to have a clearer line of communication,"
Jolivette said. All hires, fires, contracts of more than $25,000, and
other actions will be subject to the commissioners' approval.
Bruce Jewett, county JFS director, said he expects to play a role in
some fiscal decisions, contracts, and in finding efficiencies.
Centers, who doesn't plan to apply for the permanent directorship, said
his short-term focus is on "getting back to business" and bringing
stability to the reorganized agency. Centers earned $74,000 annually as
finance director and will double his duty as interim director for a
$97,000 salary.
Sixty-two of Ohio's 88 counties also have child protective services
joined with Job and Family Services, but the Public Children Services
Association of Ohio has said structure has no sole impact on outcomes
for children.
Twenty years ago, JFS lost control of children services and an
independent board was formed after 3-year-old Tiffany Hubbard was placed
with her father, who later raped and beat her to death. Now, the agency
is returning to JFS, but with more direct oversight from the
commissioner's office. Former County Commissioner Michael Fox plans to
seek the $125,000-a-year executive director position since his
resignation took effect before Monday's meeting. Applications for the
post will be accepted for about three weeks. A new director should be in
place in six to eight weeks, Jolivette said. The county Republican
Party's Central Committee plans to appoint a replacement June 5 to fill
Fox's term, which expires in 2009.
Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2175 or chiggins@coxohio.com.
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
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...
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| User: "ZerkonX" |
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| Title: Re: At the time of his death, the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of Children Services: At the time of his death, the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of Children Services.. |
15 May 2007 09:50:17 AM |
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 00:44:16 -0700, fx wrote:
At the time of his death,
the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of
Children Services, which approved his placement in the Carroll's
Clermont County home...
I believe this spambot (fx) is a concerted national effort to promote the
privatization of CPS.
This specific case can be used as a generalization.
It was CPS who contracted the not for profit 'Lifeway For Youth' who were
the ones who actually made the placement. I see no mention of 'Lifeway For
Youth' in this article nor the huge salaries they drag in. I see no
mention of the fact that CPS has neither the money nor people to be able
to verify the choices made by their contractors. Nor mentioned that,
according to a legal investigation, it was the failures of 'Lifeway For
Youth' that directly lead to this child's death not CPS. Nor the fact that
the more kids 'Lifeway For Youth' placed, the more money 'Lifeway For
Youth' took in.
Nor do I see mentioned the obvious conflict of interest in that ex-County
Commissioner Michael Fox who, as County Commissioner, crusaded to have the
Executive Director fired only to now seek the same position even though he
has no experience in anything related to Social Services and who has this
little ditty in his history:
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1997/06/25/loc_fox.html
The reader can come to their own conclusions. One thing is for certain,
there is more to this than what appears in this spam.
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: At the time of his death, the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of Children Services: At the time of his death, the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of Children Services.. |
15 May 2007 11:30:06 PM |
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ZerkonX wrote:
On Tue, 15 May 2007 00:44:16 -0700, fx wrote:
At the time of his death,
the developmentally disabled 3-year-old was in the legal custody of
Children Services, which approved his placement in the Carroll's
Clermont County home...
I believe this spambot (fx) is a concerted national effort to promote
the privatization of CPS.
He cherry picks and ignores the good CPS does.
I suspect he lost a kid to them.
From personal experience as a cop and while working with battered women I
know what their case load is and that they can only deal with the worst of
the worst offenders for which they can actually find evidence.
If they took a child from him he was one of those worst of the worst.
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