The Portage County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of program amendments, one software contract and several appointments during the meeting.
Program and contract actions recorded on the transcript include:
- Amendment No. 1 to Prevention, Retention and Contingency legal services between Portage County Jobs and Family Services and Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.; the board approved the amendment by roll call.
- Amendment No. 1 for Prevention, Retention and Contingency family support services between Portage County Jobs and Family Services and the Portage County Health Department.
- Amendment No. 2 for Title XX home-based services between Portage County Jobs and Family Services and Vantage Aging.
- Amendment No. 1 to Resolution 25-0433 to enter into an agreement with Coleman Professional Services to provide peer recovery support.
- A contract for software services between the Portage County Board of Commissioners (on behalf of the county billing department) and OpenGov Inc.; the board approved entering the contract by roll call.
The board also authorized Commissioner Mike Dunlin to sign a certification of determination of subsequent exemption for a categorical-exclusion project for the Nelson Township Americans with Disabilities Act project, as presented by the Portage County Regional Planning Commission.
Appointments recorded in the meeting: Jared Hostetler was appointed to the Portage County Mental Health and Recovery Board. The board also appointed members to the Portage County Transportation Improvement District (TID): Claudia Amherhein, Glenn Broska, Brad Earhart, Larry Jenkins and Bruce Lane.
Other administrative items recorded on the transcript included acknowledgments of certificates from the county auditor related to appropriations and amended estimates of resources, and a received correspondence (dated April 28, 2025 but received August 28, 2025) from Charlestown Township indicating withdrawal from the NOPEC electric aggregation program.
Discussion versus action: The transcript shows the board formally approving the listed amendments, contracts and appointments by roll call votes where recorded. The meeting record does not include the full contract texts or funding breakdowns beyond what appears in the motions.
(Ending) The meeting included multiple routine programmatic amendments and appointments; staff will proceed under the executed amendments and contracts and follow up as required by each agreement.