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Among the items approved without extended debate were the minutes from May 13, May 15, May 22 (with a roll-call vote recorded), May 27 (emergency meeting), and May 29. Commissioners also approved the county bill list and moved into general business.

Appropriation and revenue actions approved included:
- Transfer of $652.76 from the recorder’s workers’ compensation account to a supplies account (account numbers referenced in meeting packet).
- Transfer of $2,500 from an OPERS account to a Medicare account in the commissioners’ department to cover remainder-of-year obligations.
- Rescission of a prior initial appropriation for the sheriff’s office web check account after staff identified an accounting error and no remaining balance.
- Certifications of additional revenue and corresponding appropriations tied to sheriff’s sales and auditor sale expenses: amounts discussed included $5,724.94 and $5,080.50 from sheriff’s- and auditor-sale proceeds.

Administrative authorizations and appointments:
- Annual proxy letter for the sheriff’s office (authorization for the sheriff or designee to sign Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles documents) was approved.
- Appointment of Tom Williamson to the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board to fill a vacancy caused by Cameron Millerway’s resignation; the appointment will run from July 1 and complete the term that began July 1, 2023.
- Approval of final closeout paperwork and a change order reducing the overall contract amount (retainage withheld pending final inspection) for the Rockbridge Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project; commissioners approved the closeout paperwork presented by county staff.

Other items approved or noted:
- Short-term use of five parking spaces for handicapped parking during the Washboard Festival.
- Authorization for county staff to pursue restitution claims and to process bills related to door damage at the Hall’s building and an underground tank at the Tanski property; the county noted the city of Logan provided significant excavation assistance on the underground-tank response.
- Several community announcements, including a Hocking Hills Children’s Museum event (early intervention meet-and-greet) and a courthouse centennial rededication and open house scheduled for June 23.

Votes on the routine items were recorded either by voice vote with unanimous assent or by roll call in the transcript where noted. No items in this grouping were tabled or failed on June 5.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners Meeting 6/05/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At their June 5 meeting commissioners approved meeting minutes, appropriation transfers, revenue/appropriation entries, an appointment to the ADAMHS board, a sewer project closeout change order, and several administrative items.","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},6533603,"Commissioners outline plan to form county land bank, aim for July 1 operational target",41,1579000,1620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3696413-c74072168f0ae9f80e900d2f8fd4045a&start=1579&end=1620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3696413-c74072168f0ae9f80e900d2f8fd4045a/thumbnail_1579000.jpg","/articles/6533603/Hocking-County/Ohio/Commissioners-outline-plan-to-form-county-land-bank-aim-for-July-1-operational-target","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533603-d7e0fc25bfa9258aaafba5a3f0e4c763/orig.mp4?Expires=1771021838&Signature=f1W~zsrjoSk-7Ud6R0nod7kx8h6gfrRfkCrH4ciJSMpZeOYGj9MEzKZcJELA29mmGUVOe27qMw0w~XpojHDlFoq~D26CqLp6tTSNN~XXikzq5iyDZFrrxaBStqQ8zEgbAggWPEQ-6k4SzihNL-ylL5lURp1TwDl7aetk9FkmfgiJD7UH0ZyYVSxCSx2--dr00ZnMzR9ZQJSwbLrnCZNUZOn1hTlDrxUCFPcvu0B980iqqFRAPbAdyuWlXarlISnuIrhE1dl4vlWWl~Z4gwWKcFOotJTRM690EMXujVPmY9LI7k5JpD7y2uQ0Y2h3kau-Kk-aVcgExmpNw~UVdPp8XQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County commissioners said June 5 they will move forward with creating a county land bank and plan to sign a resolution to form the entity within days.

Commissioners reported a recent meeting with the Athens County treasurer’s office, which runs an existing land bank and provided step-by-step guidance. County officials said the next formal step is for the commissioners to sign a resolution to create the land bank. After that, staff plan to establish a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, register it with the Ohio Secretary of State, and complete the administrative steps required to operate a land bank.

Commissioners originally discussed a target start date of Jan. 1 but said they now expect the land bank to be established by July 1, 2025. County officials said the treasurer’s office will be central to operations, mirroring Athens County’s model, and that officials will return with required documents and a draft resolution for commissioners’ signatures.

A county commissioner characterized the Athens County treasurer’s assistance as “very, very helpful,” noting the outside treasurer walked through the process and that the county now has a clearer timeline for formation. Commissioners said the land bank will follow the statutory steps required for property acquisition and disposition but did not adopt any implementing policy or transfer decisions at the June 5 meeting.

The commissioners indicated additional administrative work and interoffice coordination will be necessary after the resolution is signed, including nonprofit formation and documentation for state filings.","Hocking County commissioners discussed next steps to form a land bank, including a forthcoming resolution and plans to set up a 501(c)(3); officials said they hope to have the land bank established by July 1, 2025.",{"_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},6533607,"Hocking County joins multi-county hospital funding consortium to increase Medicaid reimbursement",234,1158000,1392000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3696413-c74072168f0ae9f80e900d2f8fd4045a&start=1158&end=1392","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3696413-c74072168f0ae9f80e900d2f8fd4045a/thumbnail_1158000.jpg","/articles/6533607/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-joins-multi-county-hospital-funding-consortium-to-increase-Medicaid-reimbursement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533607-02c6a6b12041175c44048c8750a21a65/orig.mp4?Expires=1771021838&Signature=SvxQPyz32~HiRYfT4fqyXzcCpdD7Je-XhtjQ5-drlgarFYgW5iRTy8O1DP7d04znPH6e~bTsPiD0l~JurmsXdj6AsIu32u7KfSZyrkXEj~dYd96qpfY7PFHGzeRA0UGauTHS5OjAnyuZQ30Kh~mHZyX2ofNPTDDMelwNbNR7rg7eBvZrKyjq-b8IZrauoWbaIvJAMh0Np6cpMlfETAhwKybeUuNb9LnL0ACTLoJfFBJ46pBGFKQKwyLsxolpdBAczLq1618h~-s5tgpHqdv7iLYPFKiWE9SuM5culE2iZj3hK70NnGJFrpFcTznQaVSuV98hPuwMMu5dH6fOq-0d2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County commissioners voted June 5 to join a multi-county consortium that will assess participating hospitals and use the collected funds to seek additional federal Medicaid matching dollars.

County commissioners said the arrangement mirrors programs enacted in other states and counties that assess hospitals and then use those funds to draw larger federal Medicaid reimbursements. Commissioners described the arrangement as an effort to increase net reimbursement to Hocking Valley Community Hospital for patients covered by Medicaid, not as a tax on consumers.

County officials said Medicaid reimbursements at the local hospital are currently reimbursed at about 73% of cost, meaning the hospital loses money treating Medicaid patients. Under the proposed consortium model, member counties would accept a hospital assessment that the county would forward to a managing county (transcript discussion named Muskingum County as the manager in some consortium arrangements). The managing county would apply for state and federal matching funds; county officials said the expectation is the overall pool of federal reimbursement would increase and return more funds to participating counties and hospitals than the initial assessment amount.

Commissioners discussed that the program creates a short-term cash-flow obligation for hospitals because they must pay the assessment up front; county officials said hospital leaders (the hospital CEO and CFO) had endorsed the plan. In the meeting the commissioners said the approach is modeled on arrangements that began in Texas and have been used in Florida and Pennsylvania and that several other Ohio counties had already joined or were moving quickly to join.

The transcript shows the commissioners voted in favor of the resolution to join the consortium and then voted to appoint a county representative to serve on the regional board; commissioners discussed nominating the county’s representative (transcript: nomination of \"Drew\" to represent the county). The commissioners recorded unanimous assent on both motions in the meeting audio.

County officials said the county does not expect the assessment to be passed on to patients and described the plan as a mechanism to draw down additional federal Medicaid dollars for local hospitals. The county said administrative oversight and fund management in some consortium members will be handled by a designated county auditor acting on behalf of the consortium.","Commissioners voted June 5 to join a multi-county consortium that would levy a county-level hospital assessment to draw additional federal Medicaid matching funds, and appointed a county representative to the consortium.",{"_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},6533612,"Hocking County holds second public hearing on CDBG application, commissioners sign application documents",230,184000,414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3696413-c74072168f0ae9f80e900d2f8fd4045a&start=184&end=414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3696413-c74072168f0ae9f80e900d2f8fd4045a/thumbnail_184000.jpg","/articles/6533612/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-holds-second-public-hearing-on-CDBG-application-commissioners-sign-application-documents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533612-d2ede93df0877b2a7869123e5b4ef2cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771021838&Signature=KHeDacmPvJjS16xsXGLA-tdoFx-IEZng-FA55~Y~3hD3g8crk7YqcSYTazNy8Ch2seiHcEkwz15PEBxp-DuBaZrTriB1Tn6wUhfF3Ulcz2n4gc1Qwwz1yr3a9YNL5HAr8KD2U7NsnGPepwawd0UadOJlQi0SM14WOH~J4fg71bBbYzX5~Ba5R59V6DKastiHis4QVwYH7JtzcUn~PakOjBwMIIwjRwIRztngkpgqsAtf-GoIZZUTQqr6XVQO7jL4maEpoqi~oRokeem~LkDGw5jyzz-9JtulurFJC0SZN6w8U1X30IBFcqK1RBG78-hnLOKt8VQv8b35O-N3Jo327g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County commissioners held a second public hearing June 5 on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application and approved three required application documents to move the county’s submittal forward.

County staff told the commissioners the county intends to apply to the Ohio Department of Development under the state-administered CDBG Small Cities program for program year 2025. The application under consideration includes a City of Logan Neighborhood Revitalization Grant (NRG) request and a Village of Laurelville Critical Infrastructure Grant (CIG) request, plus administrative and fair-housing funding.

The hearing provided project details and estimated budgets. The City of Logan NRG package is proposed as a $787,600 total project: $700,000 for construction, $50,000 for administration, and $37,600 as the required local allocation/match. The Village of Laurelville CIG project was presented with an estimated total cost of $582,405: roughly $470,000 for construction, $30,000 for administration, and an $82,400 allocation/match. County staff said Logan’s proposal focuses on flood and drainage work in a downtown segment (including replacement of about 16 catch basins and roughly 1,000 feet of piping), sidewalk and paving work on Third Street, and other street-level drainage and pedestrian improvements; Church Street was discussed as an alternate area but may be funded through other grants.

County staff also explained eligibility and program limits: the county’s annual CDBG allocation eligibility is $150,000 and the county may seek the neighborhood revitalization funding up to $750,000 in addition to its annual allocation. Staff said environmental review certificates, the residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan, and an authorizing resolution were ready for signature as part of the application package.

After the hearing, commissioners voted to approve and sign the three documents required for the application: the residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan, the environmental review certificate, and the authorizing resolution letterhead. No roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript for that motion; the commissioners indicated unanimous assent.

County staff said final construction estimates for Logan were still pending and that the extent of Third Street work will depend on those completed cost estimates and other grant outcomes. Staff also noted that the relocation policy would likely not be triggered because the Logan work is primarily street, sidewalk and drainage improvements and should not require permanent displacement.

The county staff who presented the hearing documents said the application materials may be signed today or included under general business for signatures and mailing to the state.

If the state awards the grants, the projects would be subject to the CDBG program requirements administered by the Ohio Department of Development; the transcript noted the state administers the federally funded program. The county will await the final contractor estimates and state review before project scopes are finalized.

Documents for the application will be filed with the state as required by CDBG program rules and the county will return to commissioners for project-specific implementation steps and contract approvals as needed.","Hocking County held a public hearing June 5 on a Community Development Block Grant application that would include a City of Logan neighborhood revitalization project and a Village of Laurelville critical-infrastructure project; commissioners approved and signed required application documents.","actionData","errors"]

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