County Commission approves previous minutes and bills for payment, 3–0

Approval of previous minutes and bills for payment

3 yes, 0 no

Advertisement for bids — polyaluminum chloride for Meander plant

3 yes, 0 no

Administrative entries and interfund obligations

3 yes, 0 no

Agreements a–g (records software, crisis software, lead-paint work, lot striping)

3 yes, 0 no

Change orders a–e (lead hazard and CHIP rehab projects)

3 yes, 0 no

Resolutions 1 — budget additions

3 yes, 0 no

Resolutions 2.a–h (training vouchers, township road tax, legal amendment, road transfer, insurance renewals, sanitary hours)

3 yes, 0 no

Adjournment

3 yes, 0 no

County Infrastructure and Budget Additions

A list of budget additions was on the agenda, mostly grant-funded, covering lead abatement, victim/witness services, the courts, the Clerk of Courts offices and the Sheriff's safety programs.

What it means: County departments, courts and grant-funded programs serving crime victims, veterans and county residents.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

The county will advertise bids for polyaluminum chloride used to strip phosphorus from wastewater at the Meander plant — part of keeping local waterways clean.

What it means: Everyone who relies on the Meander plant and downstream water quality.

Transfer of Norman Avenue to Smith Township

Norman Avenue (County Highway 255) would be transferred from county maintenance to Smith Township's highway system — a jurisdictional housekeeping matter that shifts who repairs that road.

What it means: Smith Township, which would assume authority over the road.

Employee Health and Wellness Program

The board was scheduled to renew employee health insurance with Medical Mutual of Ohio and set up vision and dental benefit renewals, all effective January 1, 2027. This affects county workers' coverage and what the county pays in 2027.

What it means: Sets county funding rates for employee health coverage in 2027; specific premium amounts were not listed in the agenda.

Lead Abatement and Home Repairs

The county approved new contracts and change orders for lead-paint removal and home repairs at several addresses, protecting families — especially kids — from lead exposure in older homes.

What it means: Roughly $148,000 in new agreements plus about $11,000 in change orders, all from grant rather than general-fund money.

Sanitary Engineer public operating hours

A resolution would fix the Sanitary Engineer Department's public hours at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, starting November 2, 2026 — the hours residents need to know when conducting water/sewer business.

What it means: Residents who do business with the Sanitary Engineer's Department and would have clearly fixed public hours.

County-Wide Road Resurfacing Projects

The commissioners were scheduled to consider a resolution letting county sales tax dollars pay for road and infrastructure repairs in Canfield Township and Poland Township. This touches on how the county's tax money gets distributed for local roads.

What it means: Residents of Canfield Township and Poland Township, whose township roads and infrastructure would be repaired.

Sales tax funding for Canfield and Poland township roads

The board declared it necessary to let the non-emergency sales and use tax pay for road and infrastructure repairs in Canfield and Poland townships. This channels county tax money into township-level road projects.

What it means: Drivers and residents of Canfield and Poland townships get better-maintained roads.