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Mahoning County commissioners approve bids, contracts and grant applications at March 20 meeting
Summary
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of resolutions and agreements on March 20 including bid advertisements for a sanitary-sewer project, a countywide striping award, several vendor agreements, and support for federal and state grant applications.
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners on March 20 approved a package of resolutions and agreements covering infrastructure work, vendor contracts, personnel appointments and grant applications.
Among the actions the board approved were the advertisement for bids for the Southwest Lake Evans sanitary-sewer pump station and force main (phase 1 of improvement no. 529) and several professional and service agreements presented by county departments.
County staff reported the following items and outcomes during the meeting:
- Advertisement for bids: Southwest Lake Evans sanitary sewer pump station and force main, phase 1 (improvement no. 529). The board approved advertising the project for bids.
- Agreements (as read): an agreement listed as Manichron Inc., d/b/a Medicine Tech, for rights to use Marshall & Swift cost data; a security/plan-review agreement with Comcast of Illinois, Ohio and Oregon LLC concerning right-of-way permit inspections (no cost to the county); a repair agreement with Alcon Mechanical Piping for sludge-line repair at Boardman Wastewater Treatment Plant (the meeting transcript stated an estimated amount of $4,986 and marked non-general funds); and an advertising services agreement with Nexstar Media Inc. in the amount stated at the meeting ($15,000, non-general).
- Awards and resolutions: the board awarded the 2025 countywide striping program to Yankee Clipper Company, low bid, in the amount stated in the meeting ($154,536, non-general). The board also approved personnel actions including the appointment of Captain Gerald DeAngelo to the coordinator role described on the agenda and the hiring of two custodians for the facilities department.
- Grants and budget items: the board approved a $300,000 contribution from the general fund (as presented on the agenda) toward a county program referenced at the meeting; approved the ABM Joint Communications District budget with an additional ~ $75,000 for radio maintenance for the sheriff's office; and approved a resolution supporting a FEMA BRIC grant application for $139,760 with a 25% local match to fund stationary and portable generators identified in the county hazard mitigation plan.
- Criminal-justice and safety grants: the sheriff's office put forward an application to the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services for the 2025 Violent Crime Reduction Fund in the amount of $49,915.52; the board approved the resolution supporting that application (no local match required, as presented at the meeting).
- Labor and personnel: the board approved a memorandum of understanding between county management and AFSCME Local 2001 to resolve a labor issue; approved the appointment of a child-care home inspector and income-maintenance staff as listed on the agenda; and authorized Medical Mutual of Ohio to release specified information to the auditor of state for a financial audit.
- Risk and moral-obligation request: Risk Management requested a moral-obligation payment to secure a new vendor for psychological evaluations related to workers' compensation because of timing requirements for the Industrial Commission. The board approved the request as presented.
Motion and vote: County staff moved the motions for the various agenda blocks and called roll for each. The clerk recorded affirmative roll-call votes for the packages of agreements, awards and resolutions; the meeting transcript indicates the board approved the listed items during the March 20 session. The meeting record did not include detailed roll-call tallies for every item in the portions of the transcript provided; staff indicated approvals by roll call and the clerk recorded the actions as adopted.
No substantive debate was reported on most items; presenters described the contracts, estimated amounts and funding sources (general vs. non-general) during the agenda presentation. Several items were described as funded from non-general funds in the transcript.
The board recessed to other items and adjourned after handling the agenda.
