Votes at a glance: Richland County Executive & Finance Committee

The Richland County Executive and Finance Standing Committee took a series of votes on administrative, personnel and EMS items at its meeting. Below are the formal outcomes the committee recorded.

Votes and outcomes (selected):
- Motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented — approved (voice vote).
- Motion to forward the updated 2026 proposed budget/levy resolution to the full county board — approved; amendment reflected a $990.54 increase tied to Department of Revenue chargebacks (moved by Manny, seconded by Schoonover).
- Resolution of condolence for the family of Linda Gentes — approved, forwarded to the county board.
- Motion to forward the 2026 wage scale and list of position reclassifications to the county board — approved (see separate article for details).
- Motion to amend the sheriff’s addendum to include two holidays (day after Thanksgiving and Good Friday) — approved and forwarded to county board.
- Motion to forward an interim memorandum of agreement for ambulance services (three‑month interim MOA) to the county board — approved; committee requested edits to timing language and formation of a transition committee.
- Motion to approve EMS handbook and addendum changes and backdate vacation policy to July 1 — approved and forwarded.
- Motion to authorize purchase of one Lifetak 15 cardiac monitor using available FAP funds (approx. $44,000) — approved.
- Ambulance building roof replacement procurement — no contract award; only one responsive bid received; committee asked staff to seek additional bids and local contacts (no action taken).
- Discussion of ambulance service contract billing (calls to Pine Valley and other county facilities) — informational; no policy action taken; staff instructed to provide detailed billing records to new transition committee.
- Procurement policy update (authority levels, clarifications) — approved and forwarded to county board.
- Motion to solicit bids for demolition of two (and possibly three) campus buildings as part of campus reconfiguration and grant planning — approved to move to county board (costs to be part of grant proposal).
- Timekeeping policy and related handbook changes for time reporting — approved to forward to county board.

Items with formal vote language in the packet were forwarded to the full county board for final action. Where motions were made and seconds recorded in the meeting transcript, those names are included where specified in the minutes; most roll calls and approvals were taken by voice vote and recorded as unanimous or without opposition in the record.

Ending: The committee scheduled follow‑up work on EMS billing and the ambulance building roof, and will return to the Executive and Finance Committee and the full county board with additional information and formal resolutions as required.