Votes at a glance: minutes, bills, resolutions, opioid settlement and appointments approved

Ohio County Fiscal Court (Jan. 28, 2025) — summary of formal actions recorded during the meeting.

What the court approved - Minutes: The court approved the Jan. 14, 2025 minutes on a motion and voice vote.

- Bills, claims, payments and transfers: The court moved, seconded and approved payment of bills and transfers for the period; a single nay was recorded during the voice vote on bills.

- Lafayette Hospital financing: The court authorized the judge to sign financing documents to move Lafayette Hospital’s remaining phase 2 financing to a private lender (referred to as Compier) for up to $10,000,000. (See separate article for details.)

- Resolution 2025-10 (sheriff vehicle): The court read and approved a resolution (identified in the packet as 2025-10) to use severance funds to purchase a new sheriff vehicle; a magistrate moved the resolution and it carried after a voice vote.

- Amphitheater park cover and park construction items: The court approved a maximum-amount appropriation for a cover over the walkout stage at the county amphitheater (described as a maximum price; county staff said final costs could be less and promised construction plans and material details when available).

- Opioid settlement participation: The court authorized signature on documents to participate in the opioid settlement distribution; meeting comments indicated this action adds Kroger-related settlement funds to earlier allocations.

- Appointment of building inspector: The court appointed Troy D. Mills of Whitesville as the county building inspector after the prior inspector (Pat Rhodes) was unavailable due to health issues. Comment at the meeting stated the inspector is paid from permit fees and that the state sets inspection fee levels; court members voted in favor.

- Closed session and no formal action: The court went into closed session to review applications for the county treasurer position; on returning to open session the judge stated that no business or votes were taken in closed session. The court scheduled interviews of three candidates to be presented at the next fiscal court meeting.

Notes on vote records and missing details Where the transcript did not include complete roll-call tallies or clear mover/second pairings, this summary lists the outcome as recorded (“motion carries,” “approved,” or voice-vote result). Specific vote tallies were not consistently recorded in the public excerpt of the meeting transcript provided.

Ending Court staff or the clerk should be consulted for the official, itemized roll-call vote tallies and the formal minutes once they are posted.