Revised Code section 5101.216, effective September 26, 2003, authorizes the ODJFS director to enter into one or more Operational Agreements with boards of county commissioners to do one or more of the following regarding a family services duty:

(1)Provide for the director to amend or rescind a rule the director previously adopted;

(2)Provide for the director to modify procedures or establish alternative procedures to accommodate special circumstances in a county;

(3)Provide for the director and board to jointly identify operational problems of mutual concern and develop a joint plan to address the problem;

(4)Establish a framework for the director and board to modify the use of existing resources in a manner that is beneficial to the department of job and family services and the county that the board services and improves family services duties for the recipients of the services.