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100

Your trash pickup was missed. Which department handles this?

Engage Toledo, 936-2020 

option 2 (refuse inquiries)

100

DPU stands for this city department

Department of Public Utilities

100

Toledo is known as the “Glass City” because of this industry.

Glass manufacturing

100

This program helps employees pay for college courses.

Tuition Reimbursement 


Bonus: AFSCME has a discounted college program as well. 

100

In case of a fire alarm, you should always do this first.

Evacuate the building calmly and go to designated assembly areas

200

You want to host a block party and need a street permit. Who do you contact?

Transportation Division / Public Service

200

CBA refers to this type of agreement between employees and management.

Collective Bargaining Agreement

200

Toledo is located on the western end of this Great Lake.

Lake Erie

200

Employees earn these for each year of service, which can be used for paid time off.

Annual Leave (Vacation Hours)

200

To prevent workplace injuries, you should always follow these written rules.

Safety Protocols / OSHA Guidelines

300

Your water bill seems unusually high. Which department should you call?

Public Utilities (Customer Service)

300

The acronym “P-Card” refers to what?

Procurement Card (City Credit Card)

300

This outdoor recreation south Toledo is one of Toledo’s biggest attractions.

The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium

300

The city offers this type of plan to help save for retirement.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)

300

This federal law protects employees from discrimination based on race, gender, or religion.

Civil Rights Act (Title VII)

400

You notice a large pothole on your commute. Which team handles it?

Streets, Bridges & Harbor (Public Service) 

Complaints logged via Engage Toledo

400

In city finance, “ERP” is the system used for budgeting and payroll. What does ERP stand for and which system do we use?

Enterprise Resource Planning 

SAP

400

This major league baseball team once called Toledo home in the late 1800s.

The Toledo Blue Stockings

400

This program helps employees with personal or family issues confidentially.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

400

A suspicious email arrives asking you to click a link to verify your city login. What’s the safest response?

Do not click — report it to IT/Help Desk immediately (phishing protocol) 

x1109 or icthelpdesk@toledo.oh.gov

500

During the work day, the power goes out in City buildings due to a grid problem. Which department coordinates the response?

Facilities Management 

(Fleet & Facilities aka FAFO)

500

Water Treatment, Water Distribution, and DPU Administration have nicknames. Can you name them?

Water Treatment = Collins Park or "Penitentiary" 

Water Distribution = Water D or "401" (for 401 Erie)

Admin = "420" (for 420 Madison)

500

Toledo has an annual festival celebrating this vegetable.

The German-American Festival celebrates sauerkraut & cabbage

500

This wellness benefit helps employees save money at local gyms.

Wellworks / Wellness points

500

If an active shooter or violent intruder enters a City building, what three steps does the City’s emergency plan recommend employees follow?

Run, Hide, Fight (in that order, per DHS guidelines)