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Commissioners authorize drug‑task‑force vehicle replacements, 30‑year lease for vocational school site and $5,090 jail change order
Summary
Three administrative resolutions were approved: replacement of three covert vehicles for the county drug task force, a 30‑year lease with the Medina County Joint Vocational School District for use of 6300 Technology Lane, and a $5,090 change order for the jail security platform project to relocate buried telecommunications conduit.
The Medina County Board of Commissioners approved three resolutions presented by County Administrator Matt Spearner: permission for the drug task force to replace three covert vehicles, authorization of a 30‑year lease with the Medina County Joint Vocational School District for the use of 6300 Technology Lane, and Change Order No. 1 for the Medina County Jail security platform project in the amount of $5,090 to relocate telecommunications conduit found under a concrete slab.
Spearner said the covert vehicles are used in undercover operations and that the county will return three vehicles to help fund the purchases. He described the jail change order as necessary because “there was some telecommunication conduit that was buried underneath the concrete slab that we had to relocate,” and noted the jail security platform project is nearing completion.
The 30‑year lease with the Joint Vocational School District was presented as a long-term occupancy arrangement for county property at 6300 Technology Lane; commissioners thanked staff and members involved in negotiating the lease. The board voted yes on all three resolutions in roll call.
Why it matters: Replacing covert vehicles impacts the drug task force’s operational capacity; the long-term lease formalizes educational use of county property; the jail change order addresses an unexpected construction issue and has a modest cost impact.
Next steps: County staff will complete paperwork related to the lease and vehicle purchases and close out the jail project as remaining work finishes.
