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Lawrence County commissioners approve resurfacing contracts, property purchase, workforce MOU and two resolutions
Summary
At an off-site April meeting in South Point, the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contract awards to The Shelley Company, signed a $300,000 real estate purchase contract with the City of Ironton, approved a workforce MOU with one abstention, and adopted two resolutions, all by roll call.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on an April morning meeting in South Point approved a series of routine and substantive actions, including two road-resurfacing contract awards to The Shelley Company, a $300,000 real estate purchase contract with the City of Ironton, and a memorandum of understanding on workforce services. Commissioners also adopted resolutions recognizing National Public Health Week and expressing support for alternative energy development.
The actions were taken during the board’s weekly meeting held at The Shakery in South Point. County Engineer Patrick Lydie presented the bid recommendations for county resurfacing projects; Dylan Bentley, acting county administrator, presented appropriations and the workforce MOU; Joel Hackworth, director of the Lawrence County One-Stop, presented the workforce MOU; and the board voted by roll call for each item.
Most items passed unanimously. The workforce memorandum of understanding for state fiscal year identified in the meeting as “2627” was approved by a 2–0 vote with Commissioner Finley recorded as abstaining. The board approved a contract to purchase property at 301 Heck La., Ironton, Ohio, for $300,000 and several bid awards to The Shelley Company for county resurfacing projects.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of meeting minutes for 04/01/2025: passed (roll call: Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes). Motion and second recorded; no substantive debate.
- Floodplain permit submitted by the Soil and Water Conservation District: passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes).
- Appropriations and transfers under $75,000 submitted by Dylan Bentley: passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes).
- County Township resurfacing project C006AB — bid award to The Shelley Company (amount as read in the meeting: "$1,747,000.586 and 36¢"): passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes). The meeting record contains a nonstandard numeric format for the award amount; the transcript text for the amount is preserved in the actions array and recorded in clarifying details.
- County Village resurfacing project (referred to in the meeting as "DOAB 0 6") — award to The Shelley Company (amount read in the meeting as "thousand $242.85" in the transcript): passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes). The award amount in the transcript is unclear and is noted in clarifying details.
- Forward correspondence regarding Township Road 84 North to the county engineer: passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes).
- Real estate purchase contract between the City of Ironton and the Lawrence Sciota County Solid Waste Management District for property at 301 Heck La., Ironton (purchase price stated in the meeting: $300,000): passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes). The board discussed that the county must purchase the property to allow the district to receive the parcel.
- Workforce Development MOU (Ohio Workforce Board and Lawrence County) for the state fiscal year referenced in the meeting as "2627," including partner and services matrix and career services: passed (Finley — abstain; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes). The abstention was recorded on the roll call as Commissioner Finley.
- Declaration of the week of 04/07/2025 as National Public Health Week in Lawrence County: passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes).
- Resolution affirming support for the development and use of alternative energy sources: passed (Finley — yes; Holliday — yes; Copley — yes).
Background and context
The meeting was held outside the usual commissioners’ chamber at The Shakery in South Point to coincide with a local business ribbon-cutting. Commissioners thanked local hosts and invited officials, and they briefly recognized recent county training and community events before proceeding through the consent and regular agenda items.
County Engineer Patrick Lydie presented the resurfacing bid recommendations and identified The Shelley Company as the recommended bidder for multiple projects. Dylan Bentley presented routine appropriations and transfers and the workforce MOU. Joel Hackworth presented the MOU for workforce services. No motions failed; the workforce MOU recorded one abstention by Commissioner Finley.
Several numeric amounts in the verbal record appear in nonstandard or unclear formats in the transcript; those amounts are preserved as read in the actions array and are flagged in clarifying details for verification in the official bid documents and contracts.
Ending
The board recessed following the business portion of the meeting to participate in the on-site grand opening festivities at The Shakery before returning for executive-session items later in the day. No executive-session minutes or outcomes were recorded in the public portion of the transcript provided.
