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- Additional appropriation — Recorder: Approved an additional appropriation from the general fund into the recorder’s contract services account for $33,000 (voice vote). This action is described in the separate article on HB 94 compliance.

- Vendor access — Recorder: Approved 24-hour courthouse access for vendor personnel to perform imaging work for the recorder’s office, pending sheriff approval and vendor background checks (voice vote).

- Letter to ODRC: Approved sending a request to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for $6,755,413 to complete the Hocking Correctional Facility project (see separate article).

- Additional appropriations and certificates of revenue: The board approved multiple budget actions, including but not limited to:
• $2,000 to municipal court wellness and recovery fund (fund 2085)
• WPCLF fund appropriations into contract services ($120,000), admin fees ($1,200) and permit fees ($2,500)
• Rockbridge Sewer Fund contract services: $257,112.39
• Mahoning County Community Development Block Grant (as read): contract services $744,456.83; administration $54,375; fair housing $5,162.50 (amounts read into the record)
• Recorder correction: an additional $469 to correct a budget line
• Agricultural society appropriation (fund 4610): $31,240.26
• Demo and site revitalization contract services: $7,511.25
• Board of Elections carryover balance into election revenue fund: $92,025.17

- Engineer resolution: The board adopted a resolution authorizing the county engineer to proceed by force account in maintaining roads and bridges as the engineer deems appropriate, in compliance with Section 5543.19 of the Ohio Revised Code (motion approved by voice vote).

- Appointments and approvals:
• Reappointed two trustees to Hocking Valley Community Hospital board for six-year terms beginning March 1, 2025 (motion approved).
• Accepted November and December dog warden reports and associated statistics (motions approved).
• Approved multiple right-of-way and underground-construction permits including Frontier North and South Central Power pole replacements and fiber/service drop work (motions approved).
• Authorized maintenance department to spend up to $1,500 for improvements to the dog pound at the fairgrounds (motion approved).
• Authorized scheduling of interviews for sewer and EMS director openings and directed staff to proceed with candidate scheduling (motion approved).
• Approved county staff travel and vehicle use for grant training attendance (motion approved).

All motions were carried and recorded as voice votes unless noted otherwise. The meeting adjourned following public comment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hocking County Commissioners Meeting 01/23/2025","oneSentenceSummary","On Jan. 23 the Hocking County commissioners approved a series of budget appropriations, a resolution authorizing the county engineer to proceed by force account under Ohio law, reappointed two hospital trustees, accepted dog warden reports, and approved several right-of-way and underground-construction permits.","taxTitle","Hocking County, Ohio","taxId",72331,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356226,"Commissioners approve letter requesting $6.76 million from ODRC to finish Hocking Correctional Facility project",102,1502000,1604000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216712-0c4fd586441fa7a1df32300116e4a19d&start=1502&end=1604","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216712-0c4fd586441fa7a1df32300116e4a19d/thumbnail_1502000.jpg","/articles/6356226/Hocking-County/Ohio/Commissioners-approve-letter-requesting-676-million-from-ODRC-to-finish-Hocking-Correctional-Facility-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356226-83637f2cf7b8e3c837f77c176cf0d24c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770819734&Signature=jRmi~Y21XDUID85i6U1nVYo1JH76R0fqKC7DQ7EhESBx1bjST5OiQ~vaPl1bd9EPUoD03s8xsVCddIDxyG9jgVm7KpF03uPfAfbn-kATYNCFlq8uubISGAhykzpbSrxcsST8Exv-zP1NaccsdTnZcLIzAXmbLaMuBPJAAQAjNYJM6iY5Zqe~uihMh~WEUuYPt1vm6m6n7nfCM0fkegpBzr6op-eBatwCBCUG0pgGNzTgwHtJcLvCy1GvzESqtfaE5qzHdrSRqMzpxWisLd7vFCI3VmzVXcCEqT0wUGgqtclhPIm5nHx6wlx7xEciBOBpQGhQjw0MVbwXDQbfCbi4WQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Bickel (representing the jail project) asked the commissioners on Jan. 23 to send a formal request to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) for additional funding to complete the Hocking Correctional Facility.

The proposed letter, read into the record by a commissioner, requests $6,755,413 \"to complete this project substantially and have the building that we are permitted to occupy and that it is functional for its intended purpose as a female jail and treatment center.\" The letter also asks that Heather Brink of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission continue administering the project to maintain continuity and ensure progress as the facility nears completion.

The board moved to approve and sign the letter to ODRC. A roll call was requested; the meeting record shows affirmative votes and the motion carried.

Why it matters: the requested funds would complete construction and fiscal close-out so the county may occupy and operate the facility as a female jail and treatment center. The commission noted the county lacks the capacity to assume full fiscal management of a project of this scale and therefore asked that OFCC continue administration.

Commissioners instructed staff to sign and send the request immediately so the county can secure the additional funds from ODRC.","The board approved sending a letter to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction requesting $6,755,413 to complete the Hocking Correctional Facility project and asked that the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission continue project administration under Heather Brink.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356231,"Hocking County recorder seeks $33,000 to start electronic-recording work required by House Bill 94",563,887000,1450000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216712-0c4fd586441fa7a1df32300116e4a19d&start=887&end=1450","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216712-0c4fd586441fa7a1df32300116e4a19d/thumbnail_887000.jpg","/articles/6356231/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-recorder-seeks-33000-to-start-electronic-recording-work-required-by-House-Bill-94","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356231-5afa5c6fad121dde0393bc55a5fb34d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770819734&Signature=I-azzngdiU5kHKhZ92hJGp-j31vnr6LHQCT~TTbfa-uf5kttvvJPeVoYa0mRlRsjJNWm2d~gCOKqtR0xifWSvCVMuhJ7Lfc3gwYNtgmhbh~Y5o8SmDpufyg2ft12SSEevteD7zPcxQFUWhlyaJnc3pKFqFuIt43gF9yB~29WcA8Bf~qiY0O7tsdJUnsx2sRQoVDQl0pJydFwSoflp0cWBXXlBZVAqcfx1vSWXwHeXgS3dIJf85jqUchc7dUSs3MOlpdhhnQReB54N15gUpk1JBDqzo4NKpKRaENsIGDwYU7nbm47dQYmptkriZu6o5Vz8njlUmcIw301CZHLn8gKzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teresa Salazar, Hocking County recorder, told the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 23 that Ohio House Bill 94 requires counties to provide an electronic method for recording and accessing specified instruments on the county recorder’s website by June 30, 2026.

Salazar said the county’s existing vendor (Fidlar, the recorder’s software provider) quoted $97,837.29 in July 2023 and provided a revised quote on Jan. 8, 2025 that reached approximately $130,018.62. She said the Ohio state treasurer has set aside funds for county reimbursements and that the treasurer’s office is operating a portal that will accept proof of payment for partial reimbursement on a first-come, first-served basis.

“To move forward with the project, we are required to have 25% due upon signing the professional service agreement, which is $32,504.65,” Salazar said. She asked the board for immediate approval of that down payment from the recorder’s contract services account, explaining she plans to submit proof of payment to the treasurer’s portal and then request reimbursement in phases so the county would be made whole if the reimbursement is approved.

Commissioners moved and approved an additional appropriation of $33,000 from the general fund to the recorder’s contract services account. The board also approved, with sheriff’s office sign-off pending, 24-hour courthouse access for vendor staff to perform the imaging work; Salazar said the vendor crew is bonded and insured and that the county can require background checks and a personnel list.

Salazar said she has worked with the treasurer’s finance director and with a liaison from other counties to estimate image counts and reimbursement amounts. She also told commissioners that a recently adopted $5 restoration fee will be routed into a new line item in the recorder’s budget and used only for statutorily allowed expenditures.

Why it matters: compliance with HB 94 is a statutory deadline and the work requires upfront vendor payments. The recorder’s request was limited to the initial 25% payment rather than the full contract price; Salazar said the phased reimbursement process under the state portal reduces immediate county exposure but does not guarantee full reimbursement.

The board approved the appropriation and access permission and asked Salazar to return with documentation as payments are processed.","County Recorder Teresa Salazar told commissioners that House Bill 94 requires electronic recording of many instruments by June 30, 2026; she requested an immediate 25% down payment ($33,000) to start vendor work and the board approved the appropriation and contractor access pending sheriff approval.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356236,"Hocking County grants coordinator outlines DOJ, CDBG, opioid and transit funding opportunities",750,60000,810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216712-0c4fd586441fa7a1df32300116e4a19d&start=60&end=810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216712-0c4fd586441fa7a1df32300116e4a19d/thumbnail_60000.jpg","/articles/6356236/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-grants-coordinator-outlines-DOJ-CDBG-opioid-and-transit-funding-opportunities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356236-0ec63eca4691367aeaa18de3c4ac2c87/orig.mp4?Expires=1770819734&Signature=XpCWNJjNq5o58Ug2KW9ybZ7oBGarfj83dmqU0r1FrpENQigAO0sUbhItMrmSvfitMcN6U0x~dpW9YL1Ggpl5r8jDlouIEukmJdgQkXwiZHYMIbECFoL1H3ZV9rOfYpShh1EHl0Jpi~JFcvfRwYMOi9eYyMN5yPSMpptyaokfuG05gKoIXzsKWejykRqGmzcljGj6qpIRCTr5SSDID8jMDfWFBSw~Tif~1V6gCI3iXD~kinSZgfpVjaEZY7jSioo-OZlCX5apMhTbZrsjgVjsrvZ0XbVUIaLBHJi2kTzc3x6ghtoZp3refkaPbTwkpyjW2YkpnRrUjLk1oIieqVcrjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sean Burks, Hocking County grants coordinator, told the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 23 that the county is managing three Department of Justice grants and is pursuing additional funding for economic and community development, infrastructure and opioid-response work.

Burks said one DOJ award — an improving criminal justice grant sometimes described locally as a “lethality grant” — is not yet fully functioning and that the county has been “rebuilding that,” adding that My Sister’s Place has agreed to take over part of the advocacy role previously provided by another local group. \"Now we have to just work out the finer details of exactly what the other pieces of this puzzle will come into play with the sheriff's department, the prosecutor's office, and where those commitments will lie,\" Burks said.

He told commissioners the other two active grants are closer to completion: a school-violence prevention grant that paid for radios for the school bus fleet and can be closed out by September 2025, and a COGSAP opioid-response grant that places a health advocate in local schools. Burks said routine reporting deadlines remain and that he expects those grants to be closed according to schedule.

Burks also reviewed upcoming funding the county should consider in 2025. He said the county’s annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation is $150,000; Hocking-Athens-Bellevue Community Action currently administers that allocation and takes an administrative fee (Burks said roughly $30,000). He described eligible uses as projects that meet national low-and-moderate-income (LMI) objectives, neighborhood revitalization, single-component critical infrastructure awards (roughly $500,000 per project), and urgent limited-clientele needs such as ADA access work.

On competitive opportunities, Burks highlighted an Oregon Department of Transportation rural and tribal transit program (approximately $27 million statewide), which he said has a $200,000 minimum and $750,000 maximum per request and opens March 4 with a short application window. He also described the Ohio Recovery Fund (opioid settlement dollars), which provides larger grants for treatment, facility enhancement and recovery services, and noted Surface Transportation Block Grant opportunities that could fit larger highway work in cooperation with Buckeye Hills.

Burks said he is actively scanning federal, state and private grant lists and participates in webinars and mailing lists to identify matches for county priorities. He also asked for permission to attend Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant training in Charleston, West Virginia, next Thursday; the board approved his course attendance and use of a county vehicle to attend.

Why it matters: these grants and allocations provide a mix of small guaranteed funds and competitive opportunities that can support infrastructure, public safety, recovery services and neighborhood projects across Hocking County. Burks said some applications require quick turnaround and environmental review timelines that can extend a year or more.

Burks concluded by asking commissioners to signal any priorities so he can target applications and bring funding proposals back for formal board action.

","Grants coordinator Sean Burks told the Hocking County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 23 that the county manages three active DOJ-related grants and is preparing for multiple competitive and formula grant opportunities in 2025, including the county's $150,000 CDBG allocation and a large ODOT rural and tribal transit program.","actionData","errors"]

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