hoga County Juvenile Justice Cen-

ter was established in 1902 as the

second Juvenile Court in the na-

tion. Chicago, Illinois was the first.

The new Juvenile Justice Center

officially opened on October 11,

2011. For more than 30 years

Cuyahoga County has tried to

replace its aging undersized juve-

nile justice detention facility. With

an increase in youth offenders, the

county recognized the need to

create a new secure detention

facility which includes a capacity of

180-beds, intervention center and

a new juvenile court building. Nu-

merous County departments/

agencies were brought together to

synchronize the functionality of

this new 630,000 square foot

building. The dynamics of a size-

able move such as the Justice Cen-

ter differ significantly from a typi-

cal residential relocation. The

transfer of the Juvenile Court and

Detention Center was extremely

complicated due to time and logis-

tical challenges. The Department

of Public Works leadership main-

tained a positive working environ-

ment and inspired all team mem-

bers to be highly committed. The

competence of Information Ser-

vices proved to be a victory with

all systems online and functional

while they continued to trouble-

shoot minor issues. Sheriff’s de-

partment maintained an unprob-

lematic transference of juveniles

from the old facility all while main-

taining the security at both the old

and new buildings. From the be-

ginning, it was a group of profes-

sionals who came together and

made the transition flawless. All

525 employees occupied the build-

ing on that Monday morning, over

600 citizens followed to conduct

business as usual. It was the indi-

vidual efforts of every County

entity which contributed to the

successful move and building acti-

vation of the Juvenile Justice Cen-

ter. The complex combines all

court related and detention activ-

ity at one location. The complex

will accommodate juveniles be-

tween the ages of 10 and 18. The

facility has 32 courtrooms, to be

used by six judges, a retired judge

and 21 magistrates. The center

provides space for 150 residents

and a staff of 125. The main tower

is a nine-story structure of almost

400,000 square- feet and primarily

houses the Juvenile Court system

for Cuyahoga County. Most func-

tions housed on the first floor are

related to the Detention Center,

including visitation, home deten-

tion and detention services. The

second floor is the primary trans-

action floor for court functions.

Third floor contains the Court’s

Probation Department. On the

fourth floor is home of the Juve-

nile Court Administration and the

Juvenile Court divisions of the

County Prosecutor’s Office in-

cluding Delinquency and Child

Support Enforcement. The fifth

through eight floors contain court-

rooms and judicial chambers.

There are nine courtrooms per

floor. The ninth floor contains all

magistrate offices, the Judicial

Conference room, and other asso-

ciated support space. The Cuya-

Cuyahoga County

Juvenile Justice Center

Public News For Public Works

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 1 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 7

Cost Comparisons

P A G E 2

Department Spotlight… Animal Shelter

The Cuyahoga County

Animal Shelter is a multi-

faceted agency with many

distinct entities that all work

together for the benefit of

the dogs that come to the

shelter each and every day.

The shelter is a self-

supporting agency with ap-

proximately 94% of reve-

nues received from the sale

of dog licenses. All the dogs

that are taken in and cared

for are the strays from 58

communities throughout

Cuyahoga County. There

are 72 kennels on the main

floor of the shelter. The

shelter averages 70 to 90

stray dogs each week. The

Shelters Dog Wardens en-

force dog-related laws

throughout Cuyahoga

County as mandated by the

Ohio Revised Code, as well

as ordinances for the com-

munities within the county.

This includes dog license

enforcement, dogs running

at large, responding to resi-

dents’ complaints and con-

cerns, addressing vicious

dogs concerns in the com-

munities, and representing

Cuyahoga County in county,

city and municipal courts

regarding dog related viola-

tions. Once the dogs come

to the shelter, they are

cared and treated for any

physical needs. Since the

dogs have been living on the

streets, many come in with

a myriad of illnesses and

injuries. The staff is able to

treat minor and routine ill-

nesses and injuries from

kennel cough to surgically

correcting bladder stones.

Each dog is temperament

tested to assess the ideal

environment that the dog

would do well in. In an ef-

fort to help with the over-

population, all dogs are

spayed or neutered at the

shelter and receive their

first set of vaccinations and

rabies shots before being

adopted. When the dogs are

ready for adoption, the staff

will work with each individ-

ual or family to find out

what they are looking for in

a pet such as breed, size and

age. The potential adopters

complete an application

form and then are inter-

viewed by a staff member to

find the best dog to join

their family. The dedicated

100 volunteers are vital to

the success of the shelter.

Each day begins with an end-

less array of daily chores

and challenges. Volunteers

assist the staff with minor

cleaning of the public areas

of the building, washing

down the dog cages

throughout the day, bathing

and grooming of the dogs,

washing the endless mounds

of laundry. The volunteers

are continually updating the

www.cuyahogadogs.com

website with photos and

descriptions of the dogs that

are available for adoption.

Volunteers also open their

homes and hearts by help-

ing foster the more needy

dogs, some with medical

concerns, others with be-

havioral problems. If you or

someone you know is inter-

ested in volunteering please

contact Kara Archer, at

karcher@cuyahogacount

y.us. This year, for the first

time, and an effort to pro-

mote the sale of dog li-

censes, the Shelter and the

Cuyahoga County Fiscal

Office have teamed up to

present the “Top Dog” con-

test. School children from

throughout Cuyahoga

County are invited to write

an essay of why their dog

should be chosen as Cuya-

hoga County’s “Top Dog”.

Essay forms may be ob-

tained from the website

www.fiscalofficer.cuyaho

gacounty.us. Contest ends

November 16th and winner

will be chosen and con-

tacted by November 30th.

There will be an awards

ceremony held at he Shelter

for the winners. First prize

is the very first 2012 dog

license!

P U B L I C N E W S F O R P U B L I C W O R K S

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 7

Tom Sotak, Chief Con-

s t ru c t ion Eng in eer

wanted to share with us

that Todd Zima, Con-

struction Engineer visited

a small Haitian refugee

community this summer,

through the Mission Pos-

sible. The small commu-

nity is located outside of

Higuey, Dominican Re-

public (about 1.5 hours

outside of Punta Cana).

The Mission Possible is a

network of Catholic

Churches in Northeast

Ohio, the organization

serves communities by

sending supplies and mis-

sionaries to help build a

better place for the poor-

est of the poor. To date,

there have been ten Mis-

sion Possible trips to this

community (two per

year) that started in 2006

through Saint Ambrose in

Brunswick and Holy An-

gels in Chagrin Falls.

Todd has been on the last

three summer Mission

trips through charitable

contributions of friends,

family and his own funds.

Over the last three trips

Todd has worked building

a playground, built a

chicken coop for resi-

dents to provide a sus-

tainable food source. Sur-

veyed, set forms and

poured concrete for four

new classrooms and

medical clinic. Surveyed

an area for proper storm

drainage (current housing

has standing water which

was leading to various

illnesses). Todd plans to

continue working with

Mission Possible to help

build more housing and

work on future improve-

ments. If you would like

to learn more about Mis-

sion Possible please visit

t h e w e b s i t e a t

www.missionpossible.us.

On September 20th,

there was a Small Busi-

ness Symposium held in

Cleveland. This event al-

lows small businesses to

get together and meet

different procurement

Eye strain is not a disease

but a symptom of about

70% of the people who

perform extended visual

tasks. Symptoms of eye-

strain are headaches,

sore or dry eyes, blurred

or double vision, stiff

neck light sensitivity or

difficulty focusing. Pre-

vent eyestrain by taking a

break or looking out the

window, adjust lighting to

reduce glare, blink more

frequently, or adjust your

computer screens set-

tings. Sweet Relief: Mas-

saging the temples in a

circular motion for a

minute or two can re-

lieve symptoms. If your

eyestrain turns to sore

SAFETY:

eyes there are numerous

things you can do to pre-

vent sore eyes. Washing

your hands frequently

and thoroughly with soap

and water is a great start.

Avoid touching your eyes

and face when you have-

n't washed your hands.

Do not share towels, eye

glasses, sunglasses, or

make-up/cosmetics, as

this may only lead to

transfer of an infection.

Disinfect surfaces, espe-

cially common ones such

as doorknobs, counters

and other surfaces with

diluted solutions. Bleach

is known to kill germs

and prevent their spread.

managers and become

knowledgeable with the

procedures and what is

required of them in order

to do business with the

County. This event was

well received with over

300 businesses attending.

This event helped edu-

cate the business owners

and also let others know

about Cuyahoga County

SBE program. In atten-

dance from the Depart-

ment of Public works

were Julie Conway,

Don Jerele and Sheila

McNea.

GOOD NEWS! Todd Zima with a

friend.

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT…. Rene Hilton has been

working for the Cuya-

hoga County Animal

Shelter for the last 20

years as the Medical Su-

pervisor. She began

working as a Dog War-

den and also as Volun-

teer Coordinator. The

shelter is a temporary

home for dogs that are

found on the streets of

Cuyahoga County.

Rene’s daily duties in-

clude scheduling, pre-

paring and assisting in

surgeries, in addition

Rene helps in the evalua-

tion of each dog for ad-

optability. All dogs are

provided with a prelimi-

nary medical check and

are wormed and vacci-

nated. Even though she

works a 40 hour week,

Rene’s still finds herself

staying late and coming

in on weekends to help

with dogs that require

special attention. When

Rene finds free time she

enjoys spending time

and eating out with her

husband Ed and two

sons Eddie and Eric at

the Viva Mexico Restau-

rant in North Royalton

where they have the

best frozen margaritas

in town. Rene also plays

on a co-ed softball team

in Broadview Heights

where she lives. Since

working at the shelter

Rene has adopted seven

dogs, that have become

part of her family. Rene

genuinely loves being

around and caring for

her four legged friends.

P U B L I C N E W S F O R P U B L I C W O R K S

Energy Tips…. Transportation, when

you next buy a car,

choose one that gets

good mileage. If your

new car gets 40 miles

per gallon instead of 25,

and you drive 10,000

miles per year, you will

reduce your annual

CO2 emissions by 3,300

pounds. Waste, share

electronic files, voice-

mail and e-mail with of-

fice personnel instead of

creating paper memos.

Reduce fax traffic by

using computer modems

instead of the office fax

machine. You can save

paper on one or both

ends. Reuse, always use

the second side of pa-

per, either by printing

on both sides or using

the blank side as scrap

paper. Use scrap paper

to take notes instead of

using notebooks, com-

pany pads, or message

pads. Paper recycling,

is one of the most ver-

satile and important ma-

terials used in homes,

schools, offices and busi-

nesses throughout the

world. Every ton of pa-

per recycled saves more

than 3.3 cubic yards of

landfill space. By 2012,

the paper industry’s goal

is to recover 60% of all

the paper Americans

consume for recycling,

which is approximately

60 million tons of paper.

One million tons of re-

covered paper is enough

to fill more than 14,000

railroad cars. Do your

part and recycle.

Rene with Buddy

Rene with Balue

11/02 Daniel Diemert

11/03 Mary Dobranic

11/03 Thomas J. Coyne, III

11/03 Charles E. Leamon

11/04 Francis Quinn

11/05 Stephanie Hamilton

11/06 Annette Davis

11/07 Patrick V. McNeeley

11/07 James Moore, Jr.

11/08 Delores Smith-Beard

11/08 Christine Costello

11/08 Gloria Linton

11/09 Rickie Thompson

11/10 David DeGrandis

11/11 Nancy C. Bencivengo

11/11 Martin L. Roznik

11/12 Mary Gould

11/13 Marvin Reynolds

11/14 Michael W. Dever

11/15 Michael English

11/15 Joseph Loncala

11/16 Alan S. Davis

11/16 Giuseppe Sarto

11/17 Michelle R. Carter

11/17 Terry P. Cain

11/17 Martin Sawchak

11/17 Rickie D. Jenkins

11/18 Dwilt Ford

11/20 Christopher Carlo

11/20 Gina Kirby

11/21 Gary Wolf

11/21 Anthony Melaragno

11/22 Terrence O. Isaac

11/23 Michael Lors

11/23 Stanley Gosciejew

11/23 Timothy Klima

11/24 Thomas Kerr

11/24 Michael W. Fruechtl

11/25 Daniel Parker

11/25 Jeffrey D. Horvath

11/25 Gregory P. Stead

11/26 Jeffrey Dobransky

11/26 Daniel R. James

11/27 Gramt Overbaugh

11/28 Brian D. Sowers

11/30 Vincent Lanese

11/30 Derek Pearson