Votes at a glance: Lucas County commissioners approve schedule change, contracts, policy amendment, grant steps and personnel actions

The Lucas County Board of Commissioners on April 29 approved a series of administrative and policy actions in a routine business session, including a calendar change, contract approvals, grant‑related steps and personnel appointments.

Key votes at the meeting included:

- Amendment to the 2025 meeting schedule: The board canceled the regular meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and added meetings on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The motion passed by roll call.

- Coroner’s office: The board approved a list of 13 out‑of‑county autopsy contracts requested by the coroner’s office. The specific counties on the list were not read into the record.

- Prosecutor’s office policy: Commissioners approved an amendment to the prosecutor’s sick‑leave donation policy. Staff said the change aligns the prosecutor’s policy with provisions in the commissioners’ leave policy but differs in one respect: the policy’s 1,040‑hour maximum applies for the duration of an employee’s employment with the prosecutor’s office rather than per incident, as in other policies.

- Economic development, CDBG/CHIP actions and contract award: The board authorized a coordination agreement with the Ohio Historic Preservation Office to meet grant requirements tied to the National Register of Historic Places, authorized advertising for first and second public hearings on the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) programs, and awarded a contract to Kleinfelder for application preparation, environmental review and administration for the 2025 planning year.

- Job and Family Services subgrant agreement: The board approved a subgrant agreement that outlines responsibilities among Lucas County Job and Family Services and three state agencies identified in the record as the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the Ohio Department of Children and Youth.

- Risk management, cyber liability insurance: Commissioners approved an increase in cyber‑liability limits with the Hyland Group from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 for the 2025–2026 policy period, for an additional premium of $34,780; the board referenced prior approval by resolution 2020‑5276.

- Appropriations: The board approved an appropriation resolution drawing on unappropriated fund balances. Presenters noted appropriations for purchases including three sanitary‑engineer vehicles and several items for the Board of Developmental Disabilities; presenters said they had no objections.

- Personnel actions and appointments (post‑executive session): After an executive session on personnel matters, the board approved multiple appointments, a reinstatement, a reclassification and table‑of‑organization transfers. Approved personnel actions recorded in the meeting included: • Appointment of Doris Levesque Thomas to eligibility specialist 2 (JFS bargaining unit) at $19.50 per hour, pay grade 28A, step 1, with applicable probationary period. • Reinstatement of Katherine Quilter to eligibility specialist 2 at $24.65 per hour, pay grade 28A, step 7. • Appointment of Guadalupe Corona to custodial worker 2 at $15.25 per hour, pay grade 16, step 1. • Appointment of Tiffany Rayford to custodial worker 3 at $16.48 per hour, pay grade 17, step 1. • Reclassification of the unclassified position held by Crystal Harris Darnell to director of engagement (no change in compensation reported) and concurrent administrative transfers moving one director of engagement and two program specialist positions from Administration to Human Resources, with incumbents' compensation unchanged. • Appointment of Lakshana Denikaran to personnel officer 2 at $34.36 per hour, pay grade 25, step 4, with a 180‑day probationary period.

All roll‑call votes recorded in the transcript show the commissioners voting in the affirmative on these items.