The Lorain County Board of Commissioners on April 25 approved a series of routine fiscal and contractual actions, including an $847,391 renewal of the county's general liability coverage, an allocation of $300,000 to the Lorain County Soil and Water Conservation District, maintenance and consulting contract amendments for stormwater projects, and several grant and subgrant agreements.

Commissioners voted to authorize payment to Corsa for an $847,391 insurance renewal premium for the county's general liability coverage (item 10). The motion passed by recorded voice vote with commissioners recorded as voting "aye." County staff noted the coverage includes liability for countywide operations, including sheriff deputies and prosecutors.

The board allocated $300,000 to the Lorain County Soil and Water Conservation District from the general fund for 2025 (item 11). Commissioners approved an MOU for legal representation and waiver of conflict of interest with Gamballa, McLaughlin & Pecora regarding the county auditor's CAUV program (item 12).

Under stormwater items, the board awarded a maintenance contract for the Clinton Avenue Detention Basin Project to Irvin's, Inc. of Amherst for $14,020 in 2025 and $14,770 in 2026 with options to renew for 2027 and 2028 (item 13). The commissioners also approved a first amendment to a consulting services agreement with Kaye McCartney & Associates Inc. for the Foster Ditch reconstruction in LaGrange Township, adding $17,000 to extend ditch work by approximately 730 feet (item 14). The board accepted a stormwater district recommendation for a Law Road community drainage-improvement grant project and scheduled a public hearing for June 30, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (item 15).

In transit and corrections-related actions, the commissioners authorized submission of a congestion mitigation and air quality (CMAQ) application to the regional agency (item 16) to seek funds for replacing transit vehicles; they also approved an eighth amendment to the sublease for the Lorain–Medina Community Based Correctional Facility, adding $110,000 for a total project amount of $6,487,000 (item 17).

Child-services and public-safety items included approval of a subgrant agreement among the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, and Lorain County for July 2025–June 2027 administration of funds for Lorain County Children Services (item 18), authorization for the department to use an agency Mastercard for 2025 (item 19), authorization to apply for a 2025–26 deer grant of $40,849.44 to cover 50% of base salary for two sheriff officers assigned to schools (item 20), and approval of a $63,000 agreement with MARS to fund medication-assisted treatment for eligible jail inmates (item 21).

All items brought forward in the meeting record were moved and approved by recorded voice votes. Commissioners present recorded "aye" votes during the roll calls for each motion as reflected in the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance (selected items):
- Insurance renewal: Payment to Corsa, $847,391 — approved (voice votes recorded "aye").
- Soil & Water allocation: $300,000 to Lorain County Soil and Water Conservation District — approved.
- Irvin's, Inc.: Clinton Avenue Detention Basin maintenance — $14,020 (2025), $14,770 (2026); options to renew — approved.
- Kaye McCartney & Associates: Foster Ditch consulting amendment — $17,000 — approved.
- Law Road drainage improvements: accepted recommendation; public hearing scheduled 06/30/2025, 4:30 p.m. — approved.
- Transit CMAQ application: authorized submission and potential ODOT agreement — approved.
- CBCF amendment: $110,000 added, total $6,487,000 — approved.
- Children's Services subgrant (July 2025–June 2027) — approved.
- Sheriff's 2526 deer grant application: $40,849.44 (50% of two officers' salaries) — approved.
- MARS agreement: $63,000 for medication-assisted treatment in jail — approved.

No items on the posted agenda were defeated or tabled in the transcript; routine minutes and correspondence were also approved by voice vote.