Staff report

Numerous government entities and school districts in Mahoning and Trumbull counties will share in a $5 billion dividend disbursement from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

The BWC voted last week to return the dividends “to ease the continued impact of COVID-19 on the state’s business community and workforce,” according to a news release from the agency.

The $5 billion that will be sent to public and private employers in mid-December is the third distribution and brings the total amount of dividends distributed to nearly $8 billion. The agency issued a $1.54 billion dividend in late April and $1.34 billion in October. At $5 billion, the latest dividend is approximately four times the total premiums BWC collected from its employer members in policy year 2019, the agency stated.

BWC will apply the dividend to an employer’s unpaid balances first, then send a check for the remainder in mid-December.

In Trumbull County, private employers will receive $10.2 million, and public employers will receive $60 million for a total of $70.2 million. In Mahoning County, private employers will received $14.8 million and public employers will receive $90.1 million for a total of $104.9 million.

According to the BWC, Trumbull County public employers receiving dividends and their amounts are:

• Mahoning County Career & Technical Center, $32,412

• Western Reserve Transit Authority, $418,797

• Western Reserve Joint Fire District, $101,257

• Cardinal Joint Fire District, $32,200

• Mill Creek MetroParks, $195,270

• Mahoning County, $1.9 million

• Mahoning County Educational Service Center, $167,045

• Campbell, $290,327

• Campbell schools, $383,858

• Canfield, $357,106

• Canfield Township, $16,836

• Canfield schools, $313.401

• Struthers, $340,226

• Struthers schools, $242,710

• Youngstown, $1.7 million

• Youngstown schools, $1.8 million

• Beloit, $7,997

• Craig Beach, $1,631

• Lowellville, $52,950

• Lowellville schools, $30,386

• Poland Village, $20,318

• Poland Township, $70,642

• Poland schools, $207,114

• Sebring, $94,368

• Sebring schools, $83,821

• New Middletown, $30,951

• Austintown, $651,317

• Austintown schools, $818,931

• Beaver, $101,215

• Berlin, $11,432

• Boardman, $840,806

• Boardman schools, $236,628

• Coitsville, $16,511

• Ellsworth, $17,110

• Green, $12,737

• Jackson, $31,590

• Liberty, $150,350

• Liberty schools, $200,676

• Smith, $20,370

• Springfield, $77,974

• Springfield schools, $89,274

• Boardman Township Park, $35,552

• Jackson Milton schools, $84,451

• Western Reserve schools, $50,835

• Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, $69,320

• West Branch schools, $208,990

• South Range schools, $76,040

• Mahoning and Columbiana Training Association, $36,885

• Youngstown Community School, $19,387

• Horizon Science Academy, $18,660

• The Academy for Urban Scholars, $13,208

• Mahoning Valley Regional Council of Governments, $174,021

• Mahoning County High School, $6,067

• Access Council, $7,938