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Votes at a glance: Butler County commissioners approve minutes, budgets, contracts and a personnel termination
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Butler County Board of Commissioners approved multiple routine minutes, budget and resolution items, accepted a collective bargaining agreement for the Water and Sewer Department, approved a PowerDMS contract for the sheriff’s office, and authorized the termination of the clerk to the board in a 2–1 vote.
The Butler County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions Jan. 14. Below are the motions, vote results and key details recorded on the meeting transcript.
Summary of recorded votes and outcomes
- Approval of minutes (regular board meeting held Jan. 7, 2025): motion passed on roll call — Commissioner Carpenter yes; Commissioner Rogers yes; Commissioner Dixon yes.
- Motion to approve Timber Hill Section 4 final plat (Fairfield Township): motion passed on roll call — Carpenter yes; Rogers yes; Dixon yes. The plat covers 17.06 acres and 38 building lots (19 structures); planning commission approved Nov. 12, 2024.
- Budget and requisitions (agenda items including no transfers recommended; a $25,000 appropriation to membership dues/licenses for Ready Cincinnati 2025): motion to approve resolutions and requisitions passed on roll call — Carpenter yes; Rogers yes; Dixon yes. Finance Director Dave McCormick noted $45.6 million of requisitions overall, including approximately $14.8 million from children services and JFS and a $23 million auditors’ requisition for 2025 medical and dental premiums.
- Resolutions from county departments and agencies: the board approved routine training expenses, maintenance bonds, an advertisement request for the engineer’s 2025 paving program, and the sheriff’s contracts and travel requests. Among these, the board approved a contract with NEOgov/PowerDMS for the sheriff’s office not to exceed $16,785.63, effective Feb. 18, 2025 through Feb. 17, 2026. Motions on these agency items passed on roll call — Carpenter yes; Rogers yes; Dixon yes.
- Collective bargaining agreement for Butler County Water and Sewer Department (AFSCME Local 3396, Ohio Council 8, tentative agreement): commissioners approved the one-year-corrected effective-term agreement effective Jan. 15, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2027; motion passed unanimously on roll call — Carpenter yes; Rogers yes; Dixon yes.
- Motion to enter executive session (to discuss appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline or compensation of a public employee): motion passed on roll call — Carpenter yes; Rogers yes; Dixon yes.
- Authorization to terminate employment of Flora Butler, Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, effective Jan. 14, 2025: motion to authorize termination passed on roll call 2–1. Commissioners recorded votes as: Carpenter no; Rogers yes; Dixon yes. The administrator read a motion to authorize termination and the board voted accordingly.
Why it matters: The group of routine resolutions affects department operations (training, permits, maintenance bonds and department contracts), and the personnel action removes the clerk to the board effective the meeting date. The collective bargaining approval sets terms for Water and Sewer employees through 2027.
What’s next: Administrative staff will implement contracts and training approvals and will record the plat. Personnel and human-resources procedures will proceed consistent with the termination authorization.
