Fiscal court approves $6,000 contract to repair coroner’s office floor

The Ohio County Fiscal Court approved a contract to repair the coroner’s office floor and authorized payment of $6,000 on Thursday. County officials said the county received a contract rather than an invoice for the work, so the court needed to approve the contract before the funds were disbursed. A court member explained, “we're gonna pay, 6,000 for the, floor at the coroner's office.” The court moved and seconded approval of the contract; the chair signed the contract during the meeting and the item will be included on next month’s bills and claims for payment. Officials noted that this is expected to be the last time the coroner would come before the court about that repair. The contract authorizes the county to proceed with the repair; the transcript includes no additional technical specifications or contractor name in the meeting record.