The Lake County Board of Commissioners approved a package of routine and project resolutions covering utilities projects, appropriations and cash transfers, contract actions and planning commission appointments.

Major items approved included a resolution approving plans, specifications and an estimated cost of $2,959,000 for the Evergreen Road pump station improvements (project 480S2024) and authorizing advertising for bids with a bid opening scheduled for Sept. 17, 2025; multiple appropriations and cash transfers within the Lake County Department of Utilities project funds; acceptance of a three‑year maintenance bond for water lines in Old School Village Subdivision in the City of Wickliffe in the amount of $12,777.85; approval of final change order No. 1 with DV Bentley Inc. for the Lakeshore Boulevard waterline replacement (project 448W2021), increasing the contract by $70,473; and rejection of the bid received July 16, 2025 for the Aquarius raw pump station traveling screens (project 470W2023).

The commission also approved Job and Family Services vouchers dated Aug. 22, 2025 in the amount of $653,015.53; authorized payment of bills as listed on the commissioner's approval journal totaling $3,465,986.78; approved a payment to CT Consultants Inc. for $33,020.38 (record shows one abstention); and approved purchase orders totaling $251,833.48. The board approved several personnel/board appointments to the Lake County Planning Commission: appointing Christopher Bernard for the term beginning Aug. 15, 2025 and reappointing Hiram Reppert (limited home rule township member) and Jeffrey M. Varga (largest municipal corporation member) for terms beginning Aug. 15, 2025 and expiring Aug. 14, 2028.

Votes were recorded on the public record for each resolution. The standard roll calls recorded Commissioner Morris Beveridge, Commissioner Plutchnick and Commissioner Rekovich as voting “Aye/Yes” on most items. On the resolution approving payment to CT Consultants Incorporated for $33,020.38, one commissioner recorded an abstention per the public record.

Most of the actions were procedural approvals or budgetary transfers for utilities projects and do not, by themselves, authorize additional spending beyond those authorized appropriations or advertise for competitive bids. Several of the utilities items were project‑specific and tied to project codes recorded in the motion text (for example, projects 448W2021, 480S2024, 470W2023 and 461S2022). The meeting record shows the board moved through these items with limited discussion; no new contingencies or external approvals (beyond routine procurement and bonding requirements) were specified on the record.

Detailed action list (selected items; vote outcomes as recorded on the public record):

- Evergreen Road pump station improvements (project 480S2024): approve plans/specs/est. cost $2,959,000; advertise for bids; bid opening 09/17/2025 — approved.

- Increase appropriations for Lakeshore Boulevard waterline East (project 448W2021) and other Department of Utilities project funds — approved.

- Transfer cash from Department of Utilities sewer fund to project 461S2022, Mentor wastewater treatment facility digester cleaning and rehabilitation phase 2 — approved.

- Accept three‑year maintenance bond $12,777.85 for water lines in Old School Village Subdivision, City of Wickliffe (job no. 27‑0 or 25‑07) — approved.

- Final change order No. 1 with DV Bentley Inc. for Lakeshore Boulevard waterline replacement (project 448W2021) increasing contract by $70,473 — approved.

- Reject bid received 07/16/2025 for Aquarius raw pump station traveling screens (project 470W2023) — approved (bid rejected).

- Job and Family Services vouchers dated 08/22/2025 totaling $653,015.53 — approved.

- Appoint Christopher Bernard to the Lake County Planning Commission (term 08/15/2025–08/14/2028); reappoint Hiram Reppert and Jeffrey M. Varga to the planning commission — approved.

- Establish county holidays for 2026 — approved.

- Authorize acceptance of payments by financial transaction devices and designate the Lake County Treasurer to solicit and receive proposals for those services — approved.

- Approve payment of bills on the commissioner's approval journal totaling $3,465,986.78 — approved.

- Approve payment to CT Consultants Incorporated for $33,020.38 — approved; one commissioner recorded an abstention.

- Approve purchase orders totaling $251,833.48 — approved.

Board discussion on these procedural and budgeting items was brief on the public record. Where additional technical or procurement steps were required (for example, advertising for bids or final bonding/inspection sign‑offs), the motions referenced project numbers and standard procurement timelines but did not include new county policy changes or external approvals beyond usual contracting process requirements.

The commission moved to departmental reports following the voting and approvals.