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Delaware County commissioners approve routine resolutions, contracts and proclamations; set hearings and procurement steps
Summary
At its March 6, 2025 meeting the Delaware County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine resolutions including record approvals, annexation and drainage petition scheduling, proclamations, purchasing and procurement steps, service agreements and a motion to enter executive session; all recorded motions carried unanimously.
Delaware County Board of Commissioners on March 6, 2025 approved a series of routine resolutions, procurement steps, intergovernmental agreements and proclaimed weeks/months in recognition of agriculture and developmental disabilities. All listed motions passed by recorded aye votes of the three commissioners: Barb Lewis (president), Jeff Benton (vice president) and Gary Merrill (commissioner).
The board approved the electronic record of proceedings for March 3, 2025 (Resolution 25-160) and approved purchase orders, payroll warrants and transfers in batch CMAPR0305/MTAPR0305 (25-161). The board granted an annexation petition for 84.3 acres in Delaware Township to the City of Delaware (25-162) and set a date and time for viewing and public hearing on a drainage‑improvement petition for the Evergreen Cemetery watershed filed by Berlin Township trustees (25-163).
The board proclaimed March 16–20, 2025 as National Agricultural Week in Delaware County (25-164) and recognized March 2025 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (25-165). It approved a second amendment increasing funding by $5,000 to the Guardianship Services Board through an agreement among the Court of Common Pleas (Probate Division), the Board of Commissioners and the Department of Job and Family Services (25-166). The board approved an intergovernmental agreement for placement and transportation services with ResCare Ohio, Inc., shared between Job and Family Services and the Board of Developmental Disabilities (25-167).
The board authorized issuance of requests for proposals for transportation services for Delaware County Job and Family Services (25-168) and requests for quotes for over‑the‑phone interpretation services (25-169). It designated the county administrator as the board's representative at owner meetings for the Orange Corporate Center commercial condominium (25-170), approved the purchase/lease of replacement motor vehicles for Delaware County Emergency Medical Services (25-171), and approved transfers and supplemental appropriations to cover debt service on the Africa Road SIB loan and other adjustments (25-172).
The board issued an invitation to bid for county lawn mowing services (25-173), approved an updated EMS billing policy including a 3% rate adjustment for insurance billing (25-174), and confirmed the semiannual review of investment procedures and issued written findings (25-175). The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn into executive session for consideration of pending litigation (25-176).
Votes at a glance (all motions passed): - 25-160: Approve electronic record of proceedings (vote: Benton Aye; Merrill Aye; Lewis Aye) - 25-161: Approve purchase orders/certificates/payments (Aye x3) - 25-162: Grant annexation petition (84.3 acres, Delaware Township → City of Delaware) (Aye x3) - 25-163: Set date/time for viewing/public hearing — Evergreen Cemetery watershed drainage petition (Berlin Township trustees) (Aye x3) - 25-164: Proclaim National Agricultural Week (March 16–20, 2025) (Aye x3) - 25-165: Recognize March 2025 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (Aye x3) - 25-166: Approve second amendment to fund Guardianship Services Board (+$5,000) (Aye x3) - 25-167: Approve intergovernmental agreement for ResCare placement/transportation services (Aye x3) - 25-168: Set RFP schedule for transportation services (Aye x3) - 25-169: Set RFQ schedule for over‑the‑phone interpretation services (Aye x3) - 25-170: Designate county administrator as representative at Orange Corporate Center unit owners meeting (Aye x3) - 25-171: Resolution of necessity — purchase/lease of EMS motor vehicles (Aye x3) - 25-172: Transfer and supplemental appropriations (debt service, grants, refunds) (Aye x3) - 25-173: Invitation to bid — county lawn mowing services (Aye x3) - 25-174: Approve updated EMS billing policy and confirm rates (3% adjustment) (Aye x3) - 25-175: Confirm semiannual review of investment procedures and issue written findings (Aye x3) - 25-176: Adjourn into executive session — pending litigation (Aye x3)
The motions covered routine administrative matters, procurement steps, intergovernmental contracts and proclamations. The annexation vote (25-162) recorded the petition agent as Michael Archade, attorney at law, for 84.3 acres. The drainage item (25-163) and the annexation each moved forward with no objections recorded.
