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Key approvals and actions (roll-call votes recorded as unanimous unless noted):

- Declared Michael Baker International, Inc., the most qualified firm and authorized negotiations to provide professional construction-administration services for the Judson Road Bridge Rehabilitation project in Franklin Township, Portage County (motion approved).

- Declared CTL Engineering, Inc., the most qualified firm and authorized negotiations to provide professional construction-administration services for the Pioneer Trail Bridge replacement over the Aurora branch of the Chagrin River in the city of Aurora, Portage County (motion approved).

- Accepted the proposal of MS Consultants, Inc., and authorized entering into an agreement to provide professional services for Bridge Inspections and Rehabilitations (motion approved).

- Accepted bids for roadside mowing for the Portage County Engineer (motion approved).

- Authorized the county to work with the Portage County Engineer and Wetlands Resource Center LLC on the Bolingbrook Subdivision off-site drainage improvement project (motion approved).

- Designated and authorized an official to submit grant applications through the FEMA GO system provided by the Ohio Emergency Management Agency and to execute related contracts for projects identified as Fiscal Year 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance and Building Resilient Infrastructure in Communities (motion approved).

- Authorized Commissioner Mike to sign an agreement between Portage County (on behalf of the Portage County Jail) and the U.S. Marshals Service for federal inmate housing and transportation services (motion approved).

- Authorized processing of March 27, 2025 bills, ACH payments, wires and journal vouchers upon verification by the county auditor and review by the Department of Budget and Financial Management (motion approved).

- Processed March 27, 2025 budget amendments and transfers as reviewed and recommended by the Department of Budget and Financial Management (motions approved).

- Authorized an application to the Office of Criminal Justice Services for the Byron State Crisis Intervention Program grant by Portage County Jobs and Family Services on behalf of Portage County Community Partners (motion approved).

- Declared the necessity to purchase one new automated side-load blue truck for the Portage County Solid Waste Management District (motion approved).

- Declared obsolete and authorized the sale by public auction of one truck and miscellaneous items from the Portage County Solid Waste Management District (motion approved).

- Authorized Commissioner Mike Dillon to sign a request for release of funds for the Streetsboro demolition project as presented by the Portage County Regional Planning Commission (motion approved).

- Acknowledged receipt of several certificates and reports from the county auditor and other departments, including amended certificates of estimated resources and position/intake reports (motions approved).

The board adjourned following the recorded votes. Detailed motion text and roll-call results are in the meeting minutes and recorded on the public transcript.

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Jackie said the state Office of Criminal Justice identified late-application grant funding and partners including Children's Advantage, BFS and others agreed to proceed. Because a government entity was required to submit the application, Jackie said she volunteered to spearhead the county application.

Jackie described a proposed request for roughly $250,000 with this planned breakdown if awarded: about $130,000 for Children's Advantage to fund a peer family specialist and coordinate services; $50,000 earmarked to help families without insurance access direct services; and $70,000 to the Family and Children's First Council/ICAP team for supports for children in the community who are not in custody but need services. Jackie also mentioned an unrelated $50,000 opportunity for innovative supports for elderly residents through an adult protective-services grant and said staff would pursue that separately.

Commissioners later approved a resolution authorizing the Portage County Jobs and Family Services to apply to the Office of Criminal Justice Services for the Byron State Crisis Intervention Program grant on behalf of Portage County Community Partners (see \"Votes at a glance\").

Why it matters: If awarded, the funds would create or expand services coordinating therapeutic supports, provide limited direct funds for uninsured families and contract transportation to reduce access barriers identified in mapping work.

What happens next: County staff will complete the application through the state portal and return to the board for any required county-level authorizations; program partners would implement the funded activities if the grant is awarded.

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Blakey described an \"unusual situation\" stemming from an estimated read in 2019. He said a quick-claim deed conveyed the property from a man identified in the record as Christopher Dinobotny to a person identified as his son, and the utility lacks clear documentation showing the account transfer. \"It makes me nervous trying to make a call on it,\" Blakey said, describing the difficulty of apportioning use and charges when final reads were not completed at the time of the ownership change.

Blakey told commissioners the department prorated the previously estimated undercharge across the two identified accounts, producing a suggested split in which the father would receive a $182 credit and the son would pay roughly $6.96. Blakey recommended crediting $182 to the elder account because the underlying reads and any intervening leaks or usage patterns cannot be verified.

The board voted to accept Blakey's recommendation and authorized the $182 credit for water services; a roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval.

Why it matters: The action resolves an outstanding billing discrepancy tied to meter-reading interruptions and a recorded property transfer. It relieves the account identified as the elder owner of an $182 balance and directs staff to collect the small balance assigned to the other account.

What happens next: County water staff will apply the credit to the account identified in the meeting and pursue collection of the remaining small balance from the second account as appropriate.

","The county approved a $182 credit for a water account after staff reported meter-reading failures, an estimated read period and unclear transfer of title between similarly named residents during the COVID emergency.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262438,"Portage County to hold public comment, auction surplus equipment and pursue side-load truck for solid waste program",0,3449000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3115317-4bbd771b648eb45a1534efbd568d6773&start=3449&end=3449","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3115317-4bbd771b648eb45a1534efbd568d6773/thumbnail_3449000.jpg","/articles/6262438/Portage-County/Ohio/Portage-County-to-hold-public-comment-auction-surplus-equipment-and-pursue-side-load-truck-for-solid-waste-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262438-2e80e48b68f1b5bc1c5c14de69a31238/orig.mp4?Expires=1771003929&Signature=JmdqDod0iDnkA9CbRCZe4-LJBM5zRniIBLjKelgurUlIatDvxsV0T3EKcbqhBn2bZasYM1GPSKtTKz15AwwAFXdSn9LGuNdNoJq5Xl6sdyyDbQcwNgUWKa4-j5EjVXDNLxgo9efeXXha6T0N51zJpIX2efTX2Jf3eOXgNxENcdDeGDqhRBvk6rB2AuFiEGujtrbagcUeAVfbdan27fwQdXq~9y4cl1U~HHX5zYloTqYk-pPwp8CEhjGUa74sALodetFexdR8bUUOnrc9Pmrh5axY1o~elZuogZm4T8TQYJ-F9hdRYTmkY8Nn4aG30YOTAL7BYy3Yu~58pKLzS91Oaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dawn, director of the Portage County Solid Waste Management District, told the Portage County Board of Commissioners on March 27 that the district will begin a written public-comment period on a new draft solid-waste plan and will host a public hearing June 26 at 11:15 a.m.

The draft plan has been submitted to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for review and returned with nonbinding advisory comments, Dawn said. The county will send the draft for written comment to the adjacent solid-waste district, major haulers and generators, local communities and the public before the hearing.

Dawn said the district is restarting its participation in multiple township spring cleanups and again bringing 40-yard dumpsters to townships to collect tires and other bulky items. \"It's not enough. There's still a lot of tires out there,\" she said, citing ongoing concerns about mosquito breeding in discarded tires.

The district also asked the board to declare one truck and miscellaneous items obsolete and authorize a public auction. Dawn said the auction would be hosted at the solid-waste facility by Edinburg Auction and that county staff could bring additional items if other departments wish to include surplus equipment.

Separately, Dawn said the district has budgeted for a new automated side-load collection truck and asked the board to declare the necessity to purchase one. She said the truck is intended to handle scrap tires, yard waste and scrap metal and that the district applied for an Ohio EPA grant to help pay for a hook-lift truck but did not receive the grant.

Dawn also told commissioners the district has about 30 older green carts in serviceable condition and has discussed donating them to the Portage County Fair to reduce the fair's trash collection bill. Commissioners indicated informal support for donating the carts rather than putting them in the auction.

The board approved resolutions later in the meeting to declare the necessity to purchase one automated side-load blue truck and to declare obsolete and authorize sale by public auction of one truck and miscellaneous items from the solid-waste district (see \"Votes at a glance\").

Why it matters: The solid-waste plan review and the public hearing set the timetable for community input on district operations and regional hauling rules. The auction and equipment purchase decisions affect county operational capacity and budget planning for collection and recycling services.

What happens next: The draft plan will be available for written comment; commissioners and staff will hold the public hearing on June 26 at 11:15 a.m. The district will proceed with an auction of declared-obsolete equipment and move forward with the budgeted truck procurement process after the board's declaration of necessity.

","The Portage County Solid Waste Management District reported a draft solid-waste plan submitted to Ohio EPA, announced a June 26 public hearing, plans to auction obsolete trucks and dumpsters, and asked the commissioners to declare the need for a budgeted side-load truck.","actionData","errors"]

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