Warren County supervisors approved the consent agenda and several contracts and appointments during a meeting that also included public comments asking the board to appoint trustees for Otter Township, a move public speakers said is needed to preserve local fire and EMS coverage.

The board approved a consent agenda that included payroll removals, a class C liquor license for The Hive at Busy Bee Inc., and scheduling public hearings — including a rezoning hearing for property owned by 4 Bucks LLC and a public hearing on the county’s five-year construction program (proposed July 1, 2025–June 30, 2030). The consent motion passed on a roll call vote: Supervisor Erickson — Aye; Supervisor DeWitt — Aye; Supervisor Arnold — Aye; Supervisor McIntyre — No; Supervisor DeCook — Aye.

In separate votes, the board:

- Approved claims totaling $678,107.99 (roll call: Erickson Aye; DeWitt Aye; Arnold Aye; McIntyre Aye; DeCook Aye).

- Appointed Todd Zanzwinger to the zoning commission. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with all supervisors voting Aye.

- Approved an amendment to the county’s agreement to receive and implement federal grant funds available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA); the motion carried unanimously by roll call.

- Approved a collections services agreement with Union County, described by staff as similar to arrangements the county attorney’s office holds with other counties; the motion carried unanimously by roll call.

- Approved two DCAT contracts (community support contract DCAT A526001 and the second amendment to the DCAT coordination contract, listed as DCAT5-24-001); the motion carried unanimously by roll call.

- Voted to receive and file reports from the Humane Society and the county recorder; the motion carried unanimously by roll call.

Supervisor McIntyre delivered a supervisory report noting county work on veterans’ burials: “Our counties have a total of 3,743 vets buried here. And out of those, 3,435 of them have been verified by our VA office,” McIntyre said. He also told the board the county had previously approved up to $8,000 for related work and that current costs put the project about $500 over that amount; he said he would flag the overage for potential amendment in June.

During public input, Misty Cosman, Milo city clerk, told the board Otter Township lacked enough trustees and asked the board to place appointments on the next agenda so local fire and EMS funding and coverage would not be disrupted. Cosman said she compiled a list of available residents and asked the supervisors to set an appointment date, citing timetables for township budgeting and public notices. “Otter Township does not have enough trustees,” Cosman said, and asked that the board set the item for the April 1 meeting so appointments could be made before township budget deadlines.

Resident Rita Fromm asked how to obtain meeting packets; staff confirmed agendas and packets are emailed to people who sign up. The board set its next regular meeting for April 1, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in the boardroom.

The board handled the items largely by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. Where votes deviated from unanimity, the record shows one supervisor voting No on the consent agenda; other individual items recorded unanimous Aye tallies.