Delaware County commissioners approve routine resolutions, awards and contracts

The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on April 7 approved a slate of routine resolutions covering contract renewals, equipment purchases, mowing agreements, right-of-way permits and grant- or bid-related actions, and later voted to dismiss a drainage-improvement petition after a public hearing.

The approvals were taken in a single series of roll-call votes. Commissioners Barb Lewis (president), Jeff Benton (vice president) and Gary Merrill recorded “aye” votes on each recorded motion.

The actions included renewal and first-amendment contracts, purchase-authorizations through cooperative purchasing programs, awards of construction and materials bids, and administrative items such as travel requests and batch payment approvals. Notable items with staff discussion included: a first amendment to a temporary employment/payroll services contract with NESCO Resources LLC (renewal for job and family services program operations); a newly proposed clinical counseling services contract for Job and Family Services with Lisa A. Davis, LPCC; purchase authorizations for a pad-foot drum roller and two day-cab trucks for the engineer’s office; amendments to roadside mowing contracts for the 2024–2025 season; and the award of a bridge replacement contract for Steamtown Road to Double Z Construction Company.

Votes at a glance (resolution —unction/summary —inal tally): - Resolution 25-220: Approve electronic record of proceedings for April 2025 —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-221: Approve purchase orders and payment of warrants (batch CMAPR0404) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-222: Approve travel expense requests —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-223: Forward liquor-license transfer (Skybox Sports Bar) to Ohio Division of Liquor Control with no objection —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-224: Cancel the May 1, 2025 commissioners' session —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-225: First amendment to contract for temporary employment/payroll services with NESCO Resources LLC (Job & Family Services) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-226: Contract for licensed professional counselor (Lisa A. Davis, LPCC) with Job & Family Services —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-227: First amendment to Prime Construction Management professional services agreement for on-call construction inspection —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-228: Authorize procurement card for regional sewer district lab program manager —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-229: Direct county engineer to re-estimate construction costs for Webster Arnold No. 355 drainage-improvement project —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-230: First amendment to roadside mowing contract with Lawrence LLC (northern county) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-231: First amendment to roadside mowing contract with Doctor Lawn Care LLC (southern county) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-232: Authorize purchase of pad-foot drum roller ($40,066.75) for engineer's office via Sourcewell cooperative program —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-233: Authorize participation in ODOT cooperative purchasing program —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-234: Authorize purchase of two 2026 day-cab trucks ($185,9404) via ODOT cooperative purchasing —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-235: Approve owner's agreement for Howie's Road widening related to Clarksdale Crossing Section 2, Phase A —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-236: Approve plat/subdivision for Marigold (177-unit multifamily) and Berlin Farms West Section 5 (35 single-family lots) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-237: Approve right-of-way work permit summary (24 utility permits) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-238: Award bid and approve contract with Double Z Construction Company for Steamtown Road bridge replacement —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-239: Award nonexclusive bids for 2025 asphalt materials to multiple vendors —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-240: Establish 1-year maintenance bond period for Ravines at Hoover (56 lots) —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-241: Dismiss Nelson No. 131 watershed drainage-improvement petition filed by Hardscrabble Farms Inc. et al. (result of public hearing) —avorable to dismissal (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye). - Resolution 25-242: Recess into executive session for matters including compensation, litigation and collective bargaining —avorable (Lewis: aye; Merrill: aye; Benton: aye).

Most items were presented by department staff with brief explanation and staff recommendation; commissioners recorded unanimous approval on the formal roll calls. Several agenda items that carried technical or budget details were discussed earlier in staff presentations before the vote (see separate articles for the Webster Arnold reestimate, sewer monthly update, OPWC funding presentation and the Nelson 131 petition hearing). The board recessed into executive session at the end of the public meeting.

Ending: The roll-call approvals implement routine contracting, purchasing and project-award actions authorized by the board; the transcript shows unanimous support across the recorded votes.