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The board approved multiple sets of meeting minutes (May 13, May 15, May 22, May 27 emergency meeting, May 29) by motion and, where requested, roll call. Commissioners also approved the payment of bills and a motion to adopt the meeting agenda.

Financial actions approved included appropriation transfers and additional revenue certifications: a transfer of $652.76 from a recorder’s workers’ compensation account to a supplies account (account numbers cited in the record), a transfer of $2,500 from an OPERS account to a Medicare account in the commissioners’ department to cover the remainder of the year, and additional appropriations from sheriff’s sale proceeds reported by the treasurer and the auditor (amounts cited in the record as $5,724.94 and $5,080.19 respectively). The board also rescinded a prior initial appropriation for the sheriff’s office web‑check account after county staff said there were accounting errors and no funds remaining in that account.

The board approved an annual proxy letter allowing the sheriff’s office to authorize Chief Penny Stack (as recorded in the minutes) to sign documents required by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles for the sheriff’s vehicles.

The commissioners approved an appointment to the regional Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMH) board: Tom Williamson was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Cameron Millerway; the appointment begins July 1 and the remainder of the term expires June 30, 2027.

The board approved closeout documents for a sanitary sewer improvement project in Rockbridge (final change order and contract reduction, with retainage to be held pending final inspection), and a certificate appointment for a commissioners’ office item that was signed by the board.

The board granted permission for five parking spaces to be reserved for handicapped parking at a downtown lot for the Washboard Festival, which meeting participants said was taking place that weekend, and approved routine miscellaneous and administrative items included in the agenda packet.

Announcements and nonbinding items included a courthouse centennial rededication ceremony scheduled for June 23 with an open house and a presentation of the restored clock; information about an early‑intervention team event on June 26 and a family summer fundraiser; and ongoing work on a county land bank resolution that commissioners said they expect to sign in coming weeks as part of forming a land‑bank entity.

Votes on the routine items were recorded either by voice vote or roll call as shown in the meeting record; where roll call votes were requested the transcript records the named responses for those items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners Meeting 6/05/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Hocking County commissioners on June 5 approved multiple routine administrative and financial items including meeting minutes, bills, appropriation transfers, appointments and project closeout paperwork.","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},6543154,"Hocking County commissioners join hospital consortium to pursue increased Medicaid reimbursement; appoint local representative",264,1156000,1420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3693110-5c141cc9061a95a8caa6c99bd726f702&start=1156&end=1420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3693110-5c141cc9061a95a8caa6c99bd726f702/thumbnail_1156000.jpg","/articles/6543154/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-commissioners-join-hospital-consortium-to-pursue-increased-Medicaid-reimbursement-appoint-local-representative","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543154-e626dc92aba5a80729a3f9a8f846c20f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773608318&Signature=javSlzQs20WgwWQZsUo5c-8Tk~RR90id5DGzkNEEB44v4LyqnqNMqRUnDizd78dEBIUS~Zx4TkFWXOy9DH7oqvKMT6~L~kDqWkgdk5Xg8ruDFMX~Fh0fgm-85lR8xfiQRMeZHrSFwxCPQX5IRIxlsqv~C0nlpJxtOUUlKK-3u9xxbZvHGtroR4OQ7y1MtrTUm5OPJz0OH-~DlFlcYK1~766obnhwjEw2O0~q2hBsJvOmSDxPN52n0YKt4449hwPG4ibT4vZupaAqvP7VI2J-lSK8b5DD1KbhPVHyWSgZ38ButPaIGhFowCUdpiCT~QC7hpo5dLrO~GEpmxfNlAqsDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County commissioners on June 5 voted to join a multi‑county consortium that would assess a county‑level hospital tax to generate state share funding used to draw additional federal Medicaid matching dollars. The board also appointed Commissioner Drew as the county’s representative to the consortium.

Commissioners and hospital leaders described the approach as a mechanism used in other states to increase the dollars available to hospitals that serve a high share of Medicaid patients. A presenter said Medicaid reimbursements at the county hospital are currently “reimbursed at a rate of about 73%,” meaning the provider receives less than full cost for Medicaid services. The taxed funds would be remitted to the county and pooled to pursue additional federal matching funds, with an outside county auditor (identified during discussion as Muskingum County’s auditor in prior examples) managing funds and applying for reimbursement on behalf of participating counties.

The board’s discussion noted the program has been used in Texas, Florida and elsewhere and that participating counties designate a commissioner to represent them in administrative tasks. Commissioners said the county hospital — identified in the meeting materials and discussion — supported the plan and that organizers aim to have resolutions in place before the July budget cycle referenced by meeting participants.

A motion to join the consortium, sign a draft resolution prepared by outside counsel, and appoint a county commissioner to serve as Hocking County’s representative passed on a roll call vote. During roll call the transcript records the following responses: “Sandra Davidson? Yes. Jason Denofrio? Yes. Michael West? Yes.” Commissioners voted to appoint the nominee \"Drew\" to serve as the county representative.

Speakers emphasized that commissioners believed the program would be revenue‑neutral for local taxpayers and would be paid by the hospital as a tax remitted to the county. One commissioner stated, “At no time does any of that tax get passed on to the consumer,” and other speakers explained the mechanism: the county receives the tax from the hospital, the county (or a designated county auditor) submits it as state share and requests additional federal Medicaid matching funds, which the proponents said would result in more dollars returning to the region than the initial tax outlay.

The motion passed and commissioners directed staff to complete the county’s resolution paperwork and coordinate with neighboring counties and hospital leadership to implement the consortium arrangements.

No implementation timetable was specified beyond participants’ intention to move quickly before state and budget deadlines.","Commissioners voted June 5 to join a multi‑county consortium that would impose a county‑level tax on hospital services to increase federal Medicaid reimbursement, and they appointed Commissioner Drew as the county’s representative to the consortium.",{"_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},6543159,"Hocking County commissioners approve CDBG application documents after public hearing on Logan, Louisville and Laurelville projects",120,165000,285000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3693110-5c141cc9061a95a8caa6c99bd726f702&start=165&end=285","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3693110-5c141cc9061a95a8caa6c99bd726f702/thumbnail_165000.jpg","/articles/6543159/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-commissioners-approve-CDBG-application-documents-after-public-hearing-on-Logan-Louisville-and-Laurelville-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6543159-f74d20faa7279b820ac2e42bc6c3337a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773608318&Signature=aziU92k5KoXKUgKq5uzg3xAGNMlEKDtYZ0K~zOFci7Ry3nLH~GWH9E~Axd6~yU-ax9z1IY8MYbptPi6UdSFJQ5lFZSrYt5wklcIpfX65IlJjimplJsJOkAM3ArjmTLQz6kti9M5J0imjmjGinwM79U0MgfkgohH05n~va22TUhdHe7YxH0XHCakwSV6pa-JFzDoftCrFjZz~VhcHKk9A7PEYsmc6hBNIU42pWX8t8FIjSyMdx2v-1kt6qAN5KhQN0zzMGUWL4JD2GlHwCzGqdrD~phxW8V0AhuAmWSUK4SDCcL61W~CWUZiuctyfOnonRhTJuWLBlXPt7GYa6nQH9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County commissioners on June 5 held a public hearing and voted to authorize submission of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application materials to the Ohio Department of Development, including documents related to a Neighborhood Revitalization Grant for the City of Logan and critical‑infrastructure projects for the villages of Louisville and Laurelville.

The hearing, read into the record by county staff, described the county’s intent “to apply to the Ohio Department of Development for funding under [the] Community Development Block Grant, Small Cities program,” a federally funded program administered through the state. The county also reviewed which activities would meet the program’s low‑and‑moderate‑income national objective and disclosed estimated project budgets.

The presentation identified the City of Logan Neighborhood Revitalization Grant (NRG) project with an estimated total cost of $787,600, of which $700,000 is designated for construction, $50,000 for administration and $37,600 as the required local allocation match. The county also said it would pursue up to $750,000 in Neighborhood Revitalization Grant funding under the program for eligible activities.

For the Village of Louisville the county described a CDBG Critical Infrastructure Grant request with an estimated total project cost of $582,405: $470,000 for construction, $30,000 for administration and an $82,400 allocation match. The Louisville work was described as focused on flood and drainage improvements in a downtown‑adjacent area — including approximately 16 catch basins and roughly 1,000 feet of new piping — and related sidewalk and paving work on Third Street. The Village of Laurelville was listed as a proposed critical‑infrastructure applicant as well, with an allocation match figure of $82,400 noted earlier in the announcement.

County staff told the board that final design estimates were still pending and that the exact length of Third Street to be improved would depend on the returned cost estimates. The presenters also noted that Church Street had been considered but that parts of it were the subject of other grant applications.

Commissioners approved three standard application documents required for the CDBG program — the environmental review certificate, the residential anti‑displacement and relocation assistance plan (which the presenter said would likely not be triggered by the planned sidewalk and drainage work), and an authorizing resolution/letterhead — and authorized county officials to sign them. The motion was made and carried by voice vote.

The county’s presentation said administration, fair‑housing requirements and some planning items were exempt from environmental review, and that the anti‑displacement document provides a process to pay relocation costs if displacement were to occur; presenters said displacement was not expected for the planned drainage and sidewalk work.

The board and staff encouraged residents and municipal partners to ask questions as estimates are finalized and noted that the three application documents did not need to be signed immediately and could be handled as part of general business.

Proponents and project partners cited in the presentation included City of Logan staff and the city’s service director, Bruce Walker, as well as DLZ (an engineering/consulting firm) for project work. Commissioners scheduled the documents for signature and directed staff to continue coordination with the municipalities and finalize cost estimates prior to submission.

Votes at the June 5 meeting on the CDBG materials were taken by voice vote; the board approved signing and submitting the required documents.

The county will submit the application to the Ohio Department of Development and proceed with final design and cost estimation for the projects if funding is awarded.","At the June 5 meeting, Hocking County commissioners held a public hearing on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project proposals — including a Neighborhood Revitalization Grant for Logan and critical‑infrastructure work in Louisville and Laurelville — and voted to approve and sign three application documents required by the state.","actionData","errors"]

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