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Mahoning County commissioners approve routine travel, agreements and resolutions; roll calls unanimous
Summary
The commissioners approved earlier meeting minutes, multiple travel authorizations, vendor agreements, change orders and several resolutions, including hiring outside counsel for bond work and personnel actions for Job and Family Services; roll-call votes recorded unanimous approvals.
The Board of Commissioners approved minutes, travel, vendor agreements and several resolutions during the Jan. 16 meeting. Commissioners recorded roll-call votes of “Yes” for the motions listed below.
Key approvals and votes at a glance
- Approval of reorganization meeting minutes from Jan. 13, 2025: Motion passed by roll call (Commissioners DiFabio, Remedi Righetti, Trafficante recorded “Yes”).
- Travel authorizations: Approval for multiple staff to attend the Tyler Connect conference in San Antonio, May 11–14, 2025. Individual entries included an application support analyst, Glenn Lewinsky, estimated at $2,600, and three additional employees estimated at $9,000 total. The board approved a blanket travel authorization for judges and employees (CLE and seminars) using general and non-general funds and additional travel for EMA 911 estimated at $8,000 and recycling staff estimated at $3,500. Motion passed by roll call.
- Agreements (countywide contracts and services): The board approved distribution agreements for the county’s 2025 travel guides (Ohio Bridal Pavilion $4,599.50; CGM Media Group $17,345; ADREC $3,480); a professional services agreement with TELUSolutions Inc. for countywide Mitel phone services ($50,000); a continuation/master agreement with AT&T for 911 services and a three-year GIS/CAD contract with Michael Baker; engineers’ material testing agreements with ACA Engineering and Professional Services Industries ($49,999 each); sanitation/marketing agreements including Ferris Marketing (newsletter, $5,500), and three-year trash transportation/disposal contracts (Waste Management $17,322.60; Republic Services $3,135). All listed agreements were approved by roll call.
- Change orders: Approved change orders for construction items, including one with American Pinnacle Construction for unforeseen items; motion passed by roll call.
- Resolutions and personnel actions: The board approved a resolution engaging outside counsel (acquires patenting Bob LLP, listed in the record) to assist with notes and bond issuance and other legal issues in an amount not to exceed $166,066; a memorandum of understanding with Jackson Township to use TIP proceeds from the Leonard Parkway project (amount recorded in transcript as 173,052,144 — listed as presented); designation of Chief Deputy William Capobianca as substitute representative to the Mahoning County Joint Communication District board; appointment of the county’s EV area inspector for 2025; Job and Family Services resolutions approving the appointment of one adult protection worker and one investigator and a collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 377 for the child support division effective Jan. 1, 2024. Motions for these items were approved by roll call.
Votes and tallies
Where the transcript recorded roll calls, the three commissioners voted “Yes.” The motions above were recorded as passed by roll call with Commissioners DiFabio, Remedi Righetti and Trafficante recorded as “Yes.” The transcript did not record any “No” or abstain votes for the items described.
Ending: The approvals covered routine travel, vendor and professional services renewals and personnel and legal resolutions. Several items were non-general fund expenditures; commissioners did not take separate votes on individual funding sources in the publicly read motions beyond the roll calls recorded.
