The Butler County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved budget transfers, purchase order changes and multiple contracts and appointments during a regularly scheduled meeting.
Finance Director Dave McCormick presented agenda item 21-171, describing several intra-fund transfers: a $3,000 transfer for additional technology support in the general fund (building and zoning); $65,852 transferred for capital equipment in the engineer's vehicles and facility improvement construction fund; a $20,000 transfer within the community development entitlement fund for contract services; a $1,000 transfer for legal advertisement in the HOME federal fund; and an $8,588 transfer in the prosecutor's VOCA fund from health insurance to salaries and benefits to align year-end budgets. McCormick also presented purchase-order item 21-221 noting one purchase-order change order for $284,361 to increase JFS funding for CSEA allowable child support match and said requisitions and change orders "totaling 2,650,000.00" were within approved budgeted amounts. After a motion and second, Commissioners Carpenter, Rogers and Dixon each voted yes on the consent items.
The commissioners also approved a slate of consent-agenda items across departments: an August 19 public hearing notice for the 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME programs; renewal of cooperation agreements for jurisdictions that ask the county to administer CDBG and HOME funds for 20262028 (with 10% allocations to the cities of Oxford and Fairfield noted); reappointments of Jim Hartman and John Kirsch to the Liberty Community Authority for terms effective Sept. 1, 20252 Aug. 31, 2027; and an airport ground lease with E4 Hangar Associate LLC generating annual revenue stated as $9,072 retroactive to July 1.
Water and sewer items approved included a request to advertise for biosolids removal and disposal, three construction contracts (JW Brennan Excavating LLC for Jameson Way water main interconnect, not to exceed $87,998.66; Queen City Mechanicals Inc. for Kyle Station cast-iron main replacement, not to exceed $1,242,000; and Performance Site Development for LaSoresville/Westchester Princeton Road 12-inch replacement, $338,887). The engineer also recommended award of a contract to General Construction Company for multiple bridge overlay projects; the amount reported in the transcript contained a numerical transcription error as read at the meeting.
The board approved a contract with the Ohio Attorney General for the National WebCheck program for fingerprinting, described in the transcript as "not to exceed $231,000" for Aug. 6, 20252 July 31, 2032. The board also approved a contract with Coach Team LLC for substance use disorder and mental health services not to exceed $20,000 for Oct. 1, 20252 Sept. 30, 2026. Two appropriation settlement agreements were approved under Ohio Revised Code section 307.56 for property interests needed for the Milliken Road/Morris Road roundabout project in Fairfield Township; the transcript lists amounts of $43,000 (net additional $17,795 after earlier deposit) and $47,000 (net additional $19,789 after earlier deposit) as settlement totals for affected parcels.
Commissioners recorded "yes" votes on motions to approve the finance and consent items; no recorded dissents were made on these agenda items at the meeting.