Votes at a glance: Lorain County commissioners meeting actions
August 13, 2025 | Lorain County, Ohio
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The Lorain County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during the meeting. (Summaries reflect agenda text and recorded votes; where the transcript did not specify a mover or seconder, that information is listed as not specified.)
1) Investments (agenda item 1) — Approved (vote: aye by commissioners present).
2) Appropriations (agenda item 2) — Approved (vote: aye by commissioners present).
3) Transfers (agenda item 3) — Approved (vote: aye by commissioners present).
4) Advances/repayments (agenda item 4) — None recorded.
5) Acquisitions (agenda item 5) — Items moved/approved across two pages (vote recorded as approved).
6) Travel (agenda item 6) — Approved (vote recorded as approved).
7) Bills (agenda item 7) — Approved across general fund, special revenue funds and page 3 (vote recorded as approved).
8) Executive session notice (agenda item 8) — Commissioners announced an executive session pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(1)-(8) and Ohio Revised Code 102.03(B) confidentiality guidance; vote to recess into executive session was recorded.
9) Minutes (agenda item 9) — Approved minutes of the Aug. 1 meeting (vote recorded as approved).
10) Terminate lease with Cleveland Communications Inc. for space at 225 Burns Road tower (agenda item 10) — Approved (see separate article). Motion text in agenda: authorize termination pursuant to section 7 and 60-day notice related to the Oct. 20 automatic renewal.
11) CDBG application for Sheffield Township Rolling Heights sewer, phase 1 — Authorize submission of $750,000 application to Ohio Department of Development with $750,000 local match from the sanitary engineers fund — Approved (see separate article).
12) EMA change order No. 1 — Approve change order in the amount of $71,683 to William Brothers Builders Inc. for additional fire-alarm and electrical work — Approved (see separate article).
13) Children Services appointment — Appoint Deborah Ortner to Lorain County Children Services Board effective 08/16/2025 through 08/15/2029 — Approved.
14) Speed limit posting (Engineer) — Authorize ODOT to review/approve a posted speed limit of 35 mph for Butternut Ridge Road per the May 2025 speed-zone study — Approved.
15) Stewart Road Culvert replacement (Engineer) — Award contract to Dennis Concrete Inc. for $176,497 for Covert 0242 culvert replacement; work to be completed on or before Dec. 1, 2025; stormwater management district to reimburse 50% up to $88,248.50 upon completion — Approved.
16) Nephro Bridge replacement project — Award contract to Dennis Concrete Inc. for $218,911.50 for Bridge 0191 replacement; completion on or before Dec. 1, 2025 — Approved.
17) Sugar Ridge Road bridge (LPA federal/local project agreement with ODOT) — Authorize county engineer to enter agreement; estimated preliminary/final design $200,000 (federal funding available SFY 2026), estimated construction including engineering $866,700 (federal funding 95% SFY 2029) — Approved.
18) Amend resolution for Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services board appointments — Correction to appointment terms to align with state change; approved.
19) Participate in Sandoz settlement as part of national opioid settlements — Authorize president of board to execute participation agreement — Approved.
20) Participate in Purdue/Sackler settlement as part of national opioid settlements — Authorize president of board to execute participation agreement — Approved.
21) Award county depository contracts — Designate eligible financial institutions as depositories for active and inactive monies pursuant to Ohio Revised Code sections 135.02–135.23 for the period 08/23/2025 through 08/22/2029 — Approved.
22) Sheriff landscaping contract — Agenda asked to authorize My Alvarado Landscaping in amount of $13,810.44 to provide landscaping services for sheriff’s office site improvements. After discussion, commissioners indicated they would not approve the expenditure as presented and the item was not approved (motion to not pass the vendor payment was made and commissioners recorded votes against approving payment). Notes: county staff said initial landscaping labor included volunteers from drug court and other programs; commissioners said normally landscaping costs should be paid from the general fund.
If a reader needs the full contract or resolution text, the meeting record and posted agenda items are the authoritative source for exact motions, contract documents and signed resolutions.
1) Investments (agenda item 1) — Approved (vote: aye by commissioners present).
2) Appropriations (agenda item 2) — Approved (vote: aye by commissioners present).
3) Transfers (agenda item 3) — Approved (vote: aye by commissioners present).
4) Advances/repayments (agenda item 4) — None recorded.
5) Acquisitions (agenda item 5) — Items moved/approved across two pages (vote recorded as approved).
6) Travel (agenda item 6) — Approved (vote recorded as approved).
7) Bills (agenda item 7) — Approved across general fund, special revenue funds and page 3 (vote recorded as approved).
8) Executive session notice (agenda item 8) — Commissioners announced an executive session pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(1)-(8) and Ohio Revised Code 102.03(B) confidentiality guidance; vote to recess into executive session was recorded.
9) Minutes (agenda item 9) — Approved minutes of the Aug. 1 meeting (vote recorded as approved).
10) Terminate lease with Cleveland Communications Inc. for space at 225 Burns Road tower (agenda item 10) — Approved (see separate article). Motion text in agenda: authorize termination pursuant to section 7 and 60-day notice related to the Oct. 20 automatic renewal.
11) CDBG application for Sheffield Township Rolling Heights sewer, phase 1 — Authorize submission of $750,000 application to Ohio Department of Development with $750,000 local match from the sanitary engineers fund — Approved (see separate article).
12) EMA change order No. 1 — Approve change order in the amount of $71,683 to William Brothers Builders Inc. for additional fire-alarm and electrical work — Approved (see separate article).
13) Children Services appointment — Appoint Deborah Ortner to Lorain County Children Services Board effective 08/16/2025 through 08/15/2029 — Approved.
14) Speed limit posting (Engineer) — Authorize ODOT to review/approve a posted speed limit of 35 mph for Butternut Ridge Road per the May 2025 speed-zone study — Approved.
15) Stewart Road Culvert replacement (Engineer) — Award contract to Dennis Concrete Inc. for $176,497 for Covert 0242 culvert replacement; work to be completed on or before Dec. 1, 2025; stormwater management district to reimburse 50% up to $88,248.50 upon completion — Approved.
16) Nephro Bridge replacement project — Award contract to Dennis Concrete Inc. for $218,911.50 for Bridge 0191 replacement; completion on or before Dec. 1, 2025 — Approved.
17) Sugar Ridge Road bridge (LPA federal/local project agreement with ODOT) — Authorize county engineer to enter agreement; estimated preliminary/final design $200,000 (federal funding available SFY 2026), estimated construction including engineering $866,700 (federal funding 95% SFY 2029) — Approved.
18) Amend resolution for Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services board appointments — Correction to appointment terms to align with state change; approved.
19) Participate in Sandoz settlement as part of national opioid settlements — Authorize president of board to execute participation agreement — Approved.
20) Participate in Purdue/Sackler settlement as part of national opioid settlements — Authorize president of board to execute participation agreement — Approved.
21) Award county depository contracts — Designate eligible financial institutions as depositories for active and inactive monies pursuant to Ohio Revised Code sections 135.02–135.23 for the period 08/23/2025 through 08/22/2029 — Approved.
22) Sheriff landscaping contract — Agenda asked to authorize My Alvarado Landscaping in amount of $13,810.44 to provide landscaping services for sheriff’s office site improvements. After discussion, commissioners indicated they would not approve the expenditure as presented and the item was not approved (motion to not pass the vendor payment was made and commissioners recorded votes against approving payment). Notes: county staff said initial landscaping labor included volunteers from drug court and other programs; commissioners said normally landscaping costs should be paid from the general fund.
If a reader needs the full contract or resolution text, the meeting record and posted agenda items are the authoritative source for exact motions, contract documents and signed resolutions.
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