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Key votes and outcomes

- Meeting minutes: Commissioners approved minutes from May 13, May 15, May 22, May 27 (emergency meeting) and May 29 (roll-call recorded for some minutes as noted in the transcript). Several approvals included voice votes; one roll call produced recorded responses in the transcript (examples recorded as spoken).

- Bills and agenda: Commissioners approved the bills and adopted the meeting agenda by voice vote.

- CDBG application documents: Motion to approve and sign three standard CDBG application documents (environmental review certificate, residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan, authorizing resolution); motion carried (see separate article on CDBG public hearing).

- Appropriation transfers and revenue/appropriation actions: Multiple transfers and additions were approved, including a $652.76 transfer from a recorder workers' comp account to a supplies account; a $2,500 transfer from OPERS to Medicare for commissioners' department; treasurer and auditor additional revenue/appropriation entries related to sheriff’s-sale receipts (amounts include $5,724.94 and $5,080.19 as read in the meeting); and other adjustments recorded in the minutes.

- Rescind appropriation: Commissioners voted to rescind an initial appropriation related to the sheriff’s web check account after staff explained accounting errors and lack of remaining funds.

- Proxy letter for sheriff’s office: Commissioners authorized an annual proxy allowing the sheriff’s office to designate a signing official for Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles vehicle matters.

- Appointment: Tom Williamson approved to fill a vacancy on the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board (term begins July 1, 2023; transcript indicates he fills a vacancy created by a resignation). The motion to appoint carried.

- Rockbridge sanitary sewer project closeout: Commissioners accepted closeout paperwork and a final change order that reduced the overall contract except for retainage; the board approved moving forward pending final booking inspection and retainage holdback.

- Special events/parking: Commissioners approved use of five parking spaces for handicapped parking during the Washboard Festival.

Procedural notes: Several items were approved by voice vote; where the transcript recorded roll-call responses, names were spoken in the meeting and are recorded in the official minutes. The meeting also included multiple community announcements and event notices that did not require formal action.

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Commissioners reported a consultative meeting with the Athens County treasurer — who previously set up a land bank administered through the treasurer’s office — and said that meeting clarified the procedural steps. Commissioners said they plan to form a 501(c)(3) as part of the land-bank structure, file articles with the Secretary of State, and complete additional administrative steps after the initial resolution. The board indicated an updated target operational date of July 1, 2025 (it had earlier hoped for January 1).

Why it matters: A land bank provides a mechanism for counties to acquire, manage and rehabilitate tax-foreclosed or blighted properties with the goal of returning them to productive use. Commissioners said the first formal step will be the board resolution to form the land bank.

Next steps: Commissioners said they will place a resolution to form the land bank on an upcoming agenda and proceed with establishing the 501(c)(3) and the administrative framework. No formal vote to establish the land bank occurred on June 5; next-week action was indicated as the first formal step.","Hocking County commissioners said they will sign a resolution next week to create a land bank and pursue formation of a 501(c)(3); officials aim to have the land bank operational 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},6641679,"Commissioners vote to join multi-county hospital funding consortium; appoint county representative",280,1156000,1436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3699255-5c7baa3512569e18a7fc76107b6b661e&start=1156&end=1436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3699255-5c7baa3512569e18a7fc76107b6b661e/thumbnail_1156000.jpg","/articles/6641679/Hocking-County/Ohio/Commissioners-vote-to-join-multi-county-hospital-funding-consortium-appoint-county-representative","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641679-4addafa00260fb99b387998c77f429aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1777166820&Signature=i9HS5mQ9z6yJTXlYa58DfQFxGl9ImylAwHnxkuaeXUWhtFGVBJO-RVgi4OTJy7nMT3oWNa7k9nUa7lel5efRv2z0Veu4YNbuH3AySht3lTT8LZtsAdJJeFfuKBvOJKucqHzcRrHMh~YQ6OW1kspE-gMgx0Rgnmhn4XNNPvtawhEJEvkxQR-N1g6KGlWhf2LQem6c3W01E8Ay-t6oMkgbOzgXANbnanLv45AletkH3LJn1xrZifV4LcV61z7n80W9CDl68ZZmWmyrTlCy~qadQRgh~Hb03XYlr41DigosH~rYYVrv3YYBC6rmbD0TT0gdbRFYGIu5~Jp4WSxHLwsgCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hocking County Board of Commissioners on June 5 approved a resolution to join a multi-county consortium that will collect a locally assessed tax from participating hospitals to seek enhanced federal Medicaid reimbursements, and the board appointed a county commissioner as the local representative to the consortium.

Commissioners described the structure presented at the meeting: participating hospitals would pay a locally assessed tax to the county, which would forward funds to a managing county auditor. Those funds would then be used to generate state and federal reimbursement dollars for Medicaid, with the stated intent of increasing total reimbursement to participating hospitals. Commissioners said the mechanism has been used in other states (including Texas and Florida) and in several Ohio counties.

Meeting discussion noted that hospital officials — the CEO and CFO — had endorsed the plan. Commissioners stated the tax would be paid by the hospital and would not be passed on to patients; they described the approach as a way to increase federal reimbursements to offset low Medicaid rates, which one commissioner characterized as reimbursements at about 73% of cost for some services.

The board approved a motion to adopt the resolution to join the consortium and later approved a second motion to appoint a county representative to serve on the consortium; both motions carried. The transcript records a roll-call vote during the resolution motion with names given as spoken in the meeting.

Why it matters: County participation could change how Hocking Valley Community Hospital (referred to in the meeting as the local hospital) accesses matching funds and federal reimbursement for Medicaid services. Commissioners said the change is intended to improve hospital cash flow and reimbursement levels, not to shift costs to patients.

Next steps: The county will transmit its signed resolution as required and a designated commissioner will represent Hocking County in the consortium’s governance and coordination activities. The managing county auditor named in the meeting was described as handling fund administration and applications for reimbursement on behalf of participating counties.","Hocking County commissioners approved a resolution to join a multi-county consortium designed to increase federal Medicaid reimbursement to a local hospital and appointed a commissioner to represent the county in the effort.",{"_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},6641681,"Hocking County holds second public hearing for 2025 CDBG application, commissioners authorize signatures",455,165000,620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3699255-5c7baa3512569e18a7fc76107b6b661e&start=165&end=620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3699255-5c7baa3512569e18a7fc76107b6b661e/thumbnail_165000.jpg","/articles/6641681/Hocking-County/Ohio/Hocking-County-holds-second-public-hearing-for-2025-CDBG-application-commissioners-authorize-signatures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641681-b54cc5cd0fc02428007e3a5a43e0bce7/orig.mp4?Expires=1777166820&Signature=W43gww6EiqwQEuoyOVohMUyYBOPZ2-fO7iq3hXp5hoF5RK6wTlTR88sjT45Eb3ULmKKoMISjxg8haY~snj0TIsrzZBbuo3PMuAjxgP7IxGw3U5QwPJ53IHebmIl53pC8OayCw0X0w~E1YxjuvTyng-UImWTcGbKAPKZb3~buQKDfBzGiNTLH3BC3Lh5aVIF-NQtRgRUmmdk0I3h1S6IxEuQ1zn38pBwCFtlc4gqxXqFsRtUHA2AVzt3WChK6iGilMIB6bzvm7OH732o81CNDuyGBj~V~HEap3n2Xa5HW13UWzxgXkOvEjqyL1G1H1-zUfWvan-wygzSxfC7qtbUulw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hocking County held the second public hearing on its 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities application on June 5, and the Board of Commissioners approved signing the application, environmental review certificate and the residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan.

County staff described proposed projects that would target low- and moderate-income areas, including a Neighborhood Revitalization Grant (NRG) for the City of Logan and a Critical Infrastructure Grant (CIG) for the Village of Laurelville. The application materials presented to the commissioners list an allocation match of $37,600 for the Logan NRG, a proposed $700,000 for construction under the NRG, $50,000 for administration, and estimated total NRG project costs of $787,600. For Laurelville’s critical infrastructure request the materials show an estimated total project cost of $582,405 with approximately $470,000 for construction, $30,000 for administration and an allocation match of $82,400. Staff said the county is also eligible to apply for up to $750,000 under the Neighborhood Revitalization program and up to $500,000 for the Critical Infrastructure program.

The presenter told the commissioners the Laurelville work would focus on downtown flood and drainage improvements — locating roughly 16 catch basins and about 1,000 feet of piping — and that Logan’s proposed work could include sidewalk and paving on Third Street, with final scope depending on returned cost estimates. The presenter said Church Street had been considered but that other grants are being pursued for that corridor.

Commissioners moved in general business to approve three standard application documents required for the CDBG submission: the environmental review certification, the residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan, and an authorizing resolution on county letterhead. The motion to approve and sign those documents carried without roll-call objections.

Why it matters: CDBG awards fund local public infrastructure and neighborhood improvements in communities that meet low- and moderate-income national objectives. Approval of the application documents advances Hocking County’s effort to compete for state-administered federal funds.

Next steps: Staff said final construction scope for the City of Logan proposal will depend on cost estimates that remain pending; commissioners approved signing the application materials so the county may submit the grant package to the Ohio Department of Development.

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