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Why it matters: The approvals move county budgeted funds into operating and equipment accounts, authorize vendor contracts and allow right-of-way work that could affect county roads; several items included engineering conditions or administrative follow-ups.

The board approved three appropriations for the Hocking Soil and Water Conservation District that move county and fund balances into the district’s operating and hospitalization accounts and to recognize an unexpended balance from 2024. Commissioners also approved two transfers in the county’s OWDA loan fund to cover a principal payment (about $51,537.72) and interest (about $1,692.65).

The coroner’s office received multiple transfers to cover a new evidence-room badging system and related equipment and supplies. The board approved small transfers from the coroner’s contract services, travel and education accounts into equipment to cover additional costs.

The board signed off on a continuation of the county’s real-estate software contract for the new year and approved a liquor license application for SCBR Enterprises doing business as Buxton’s (a C-1 and C-2 license for carryout beverages). Commissioners also accepted the December lodging tax administrator report from Josh Gibbons. “There are 1,747 new lodging units in the county,” Josh Gibbons reported during the meeting, and the tax administrator noted 603 total businesses remitting payments, with 571 currently paying and 32 delinquent.

County engineer and staff approvals for utility work were also granted. The board approved underground-construction work for South Central Power on Jack Run Road and approved Sigma Technologies/American Electric Power work on River Road, subject to engineer notes that include minimum horizontal and vertical clearances from pavement. South Central Power’s request to replace poles on Sterling Road also cleared the board with engineer conditions.

Other administrative items approved included a roughly $1,000 purchase of a pallet of salt for janitorial/maintenance use, authorization to post job openings for a sewer-department vacancy and a human-resources position, approval of bonds for county employees specified by the commissioners, and a scheduling change: the courthouse will be closed Jan. 9 for the remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter and the regular Thursday meeting that week was moved to Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Votes at a glance:
- Hocking Soil & Water appropriation transfer (county appropriation into operating account 461004, $106,270.30): approved (voice vote).
- Hocking Soil & Water transfer to hospitalization ($10,445.76): approved (voice vote).
- Hocking Soil & Water additional appropriation ($34,916.73): approved (voice vote).
- Commissioner's office OWDA principal payment transfer ($51,537.72): approved (voice vote).
- Commissioner's office OWDA interest transfer ($1,692.65): approved (voice vote).
- Coroner: transfers to equipment (multiple small transfers totaling several thousand dollars) and appropriation shifts: approved (voice votes).
- Real-estate software contract continuation: approved (voice vote).
- Resolution to approve courthouse closure Jan. 9 and move meeting to Jan. 8: approved (voice votes/motion).
- Liquor license for SCBR Enterprises d/b/a Buxton’s (C-1, C-2): approved (voice vote).
- Lodging tax report (December): accepted (voice vote).
- Approvals for underground construction and pole replacements for South Central Power and Sigma Technologies/AEP (with engineer conditions): approved (voice votes).
- Purchase of pallet of salt (≈$1,000): approved (voice vote).
- Post job for sewer vacancy and human resources position: approved (voice votes).

The board used voice votes for most items; where engineering approval was required the county engineer’s notes were referenced and appended to the county’s approvals. No formal roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript for the items summarized above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hocking County Commissioners Meeting 01/03/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Hocking County commissioners meeting on Jan. 3 approved a package of appropriations, purchases and administrative items including transfers to the Hocking Soil and Water Conservation District, payment of an OWDA loan installment, equipment purchases for the coroner’s office, approvals for utility work on county roads and a liquor license.","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},6356329,"Treasurer’s office staffing dispute prompts commissioners’ warnings about payroll risks",208,1084000,1292000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216673-c25c0245453c8373286bf0e0b4e48987&start=1084&end=1292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216673-c25c0245453c8373286bf0e0b4e48987/thumbnail_1084000.jpg","/articles/6356329/Hocking-County/Ohio/Treasurers-office-staffing-dispute-prompts-commissioners-warnings-about-payroll-risks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356329-10ddf99cf6ba08e0836530abed6a9416/orig.mp4?Expires=1770484663&Signature=WJWa5pXL1eKaqapSNHb7Dgr2D0zQ2vQVvs-IpVpDDUn0U0GrKhU1Vp3eP9wB1VCbT-SwncGbw9S943zy4aXI2ATj65UcVJWz1C3Mr7QkC6N4I92TKfI3yyrQDv8NuLssmc3xBBIXL3bRnlU8tgHFvwPyh5USZ4zsFnt8w71oUtjQbdZ637mUsVRkCnZS2xY2GZPyILGPU53C~-oPOz8Y8r5Vs6UVgPq6jIrqPezH6X9FgaDvPrUSXROQ9rBz3qnbvJlaylUuGTvXXwKyB8j-HynD9ZygmsXjWfJP35lz9vvlq~KlNpO~BmiHyRDdfQvYHJkk62fGVYtxeQL9vCkjkA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Jan. 3 Hocking County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners and staff raised concerns about staffing and recent turnover in the county treasurer’s office and said the situation posed a risk to timely payroll and tax processing.

Why it matters: The county treasurer’s office handles payroll, tax receipts and delinquency notices. Commissioners warned that a lack of stable staffing could interrupt payroll and other statutory functions, with the next payroll processing date less than two weeks away according to meeting remarks.

Meeting remarks noted that following a recent change in the treasurer’s office there were employee departures that were not formally accepted as resignations. The transcript records that when Dwayne Davidson accepted an appointment to return to the treasurer seat, the office staff “immediately came back and jumped right back in” and worked extra hours to catch up. The transcript states there are three employees in the treasurer’s office in addition to the treasurer.

Commissioners and participants said the office had struggled to get payroll processed on the day of the meeting because there was no treasurer available earlier to confirm balances with the auditor. Meeting participants urged political parties and local officials to prioritize keeping the treasurer’s office staffed and functioning to avoid service interruptions; the remarks were presented as appeals by meeting participants and are a matter of public comment and commissioner discussion recorded in the minutes.

The transcript does not record a formal board action to change treasurer staffing or employment status at the meeting. Commissioners authorized posting job openings elsewhere on the agenda (for a sewer position and an HR position), but no formal hiring decision for treasurer-office positions was recorded during this meeting.

Clarifying details from the meeting: the treasurer’s office was described in the transcript as having three employees besides the treasurer; participants said employee resignations were not formally accepted and that staff returned to work when a previously appointed treasurer resumed duties. The transcript also noted delinquent lodging-tax accounts and an existing process of letters and prosecutor involvement for collections, which commissioners referenced while discussing the office’s workload.

The transcript contains strong appeals to political actors to resolve the matter so county services are not disrupted, but it does not document any change in employment status or a specific timeline for hiring or posting treasury office positions.","Commissioners and staff raised concerns at the Jan. 3 meeting about recent turnover and staffing in the Hocking County Treasurer’s office, warning the board that unresolved personnel issues have threatened timely payroll and tax processing.",{"_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},6356334,"Hocking County approves resolution supporting Hocking Valley Community Hospital expansion but will not underwrite debt",112,232000,344000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2216673-c25c0245453c8373286bf0e0b4e48987&start=232&end=344","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2216673-c25c0245453c8373286bf0e0b4e48987/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/6356334/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-approves-resolution-supporting-Hocking-Valley-Community-Hospital-expansion-but-will-not-underwrite-debt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356334-82c3a39c95d04d659c5fe707a78db8e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770484663&Signature=khI7PX2qdsmUoTcMD8Zk3Qbh47mwVxy19fv9fTdIF9A4IELrJZV2teZRx9lzfCHrWpVym5g9CFqLFxcmJmdwRbJyLETgN06ewpTZk1opGhBwt9ZHCfKQP3gtLAzyj61JhWYZc2izqvG-XbdVSOG2nCdjLpJuoQF8XYZxgGbxBz2G7hXOeFwUdy4zKTcTlrOuaEobsQZsFHtQ09VXuYp-46dV5QZRnsUtQZ4FrwAUSC3d9abQvf5zRjb0i0gnt2nkHh2sLBFZIyBgdPrSxFeSfWacqc0gMJE13GmCCklBiPo~vOZI3NC6LZhGwnREheYX1rjusqim1t7NMX~YG16A4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County commissioners on Jan. 3 adopted a resolution stating the county supports an expansion plan at Hocking Valley Community Hospital but will not issue a general-obligation bond or otherwise guarantee the hospital’s debt.

Why it matters: The resolution clarifies the county’s financial position as the hospital pursues an expansion that county staff said would benefit local health services while remaining financially independent of county liabilities.

Brandon read the resolution into the record, citing that Hocking Valley Community Hospital was established in 1962 under ORC chapter 339 and noting the hospital operates with its own governing board and independent finances. The resolution’s operative language states the commission “is not currently in a position to provide financial support, general obligation bond, or any other guarantee” for the hospital’s expansion and further resolves that the county will not issue a general obligation bond or guarantee for the project.

Brandon also told the commissioners the hospital had discussed potential USDA involvement in financing and had asked commissioners to indicate support; Brandon said the county supports the expansion concept but will not be liable for any financial obligations. The board voted to adopt the resolution; the transcript records a roll-call in which Henry Davidson, Jason Denali and Michael White voted “Yes.”

The resolution does not obligate the county to provide funds or guarantees; it records a position of support for the hospital’s expansion while clarifying the county’s limited financial role. The transcript does not include details of the hospital’s financing plan or final funding commitments beyond the hospital’s reference to federal (USDA) contacts.","The Hocking County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 3 to adopt a resolution expressing support for an expansion at Hocking Valley Community Hospital while explicitly declining to issue a general-obligation bond or provide any financial guarantee for the project.","actionData","errors"]

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