POWER OF ATTORNEY



         Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Michael W. Gleespen, John J. Geffert, and Nancy S. Mellard,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

         (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
              capacity as a Director of CBIZ, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4
              and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with
              Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
              thereunder;

         (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
              undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
              execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the
              United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE
              Stock Market or any other applicable stock exchange or similar
              authority; and,

         (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
              the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
              be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
              the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
              by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
              this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
              such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
              such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

         The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.

         The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 2nd_ day of November, 2006.




                                            /s/ Michael H. DeGroote
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                                                MICHAEL H. DEGROOTE