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Commissioners adopt online posting for competitive bids and legal notices under Ohio Revised Code
Summary
Trumbull County commissioners approved use of the county website for advertising competitive bids and county legal notices pursuant to Ohio Revised Code sections cited in the meeting, and said they will continue supplemental posting on a physical board outside the commissioners' hearing room.
The Trumbull County Board of Commissioners voted to use the county’s website to post competitive bidding notices and county legal notices in place of newspaper publication, in keeping with the applicable Ohio Revised Code provisions cited at the meeting.
County staff explained that changes in state law for advertising bids allow posting on the commissioners’ website and that the practice will save the county thousands of dollars previously spent on newspaper legal notices. The clerk also said bid opportunities will be posted on the commissioners’ website and in the display case outside the hearing room on the fifth floor.
The commissioners approved an agenda item to adopt the use of the commissioners’ website for county legal notices under ORC 307.86 and 307.87 and also approved advertising sealed bids for the Belmont Avenue sidewalks project under the revised practice.
Why it matters: The change moves official bid advertising and legal notices to an online-first approach that county officials said will reduce costs. The board also preserved a physical posting on the building’s board to provide a non-digital notice point.
Board action: Motion to adopt the website for legal notices pursuant to ORC 307.86 and 307.87 passed; commissioners also directed staff to post bids online and maintain the physical posting board outside the hearing room.
