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Commissioners approve legal and maintenance contracts, MHDS carryover and opioid-settlement budget tweak
Summary
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 approved several county contracts and budget amendments, including a short-term juvenile-dependency legal contract, a maintenance-contractor renewal and two budget adjustments totaling roughly $183,285 in recorded changes.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14 approved a set of contracts and budget amendments affecting several county offices.
Resolution 8 authorized the county to enter a short-term agreement with attorney Kevin Morello to handle juvenile dependency legal services. Children and Youth Director Mike Grimbo told the board Morello had assisted the office last year and that the previous contract expired Dec. 30; the proposed contract was written to bridge the gap and align future contracts to the county fiscal year. The board packet lists the contract as a fixed rate not to exceed $20,000 per year, payable in 12 equal monthly installments. The resolution passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
Resolution 9 renewed a contract with Frank Vicari, an independent contractor who provides services to the county maintenance department. The renewal covers calendar year 2025, is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025, and lists the contract amount as $38,110. Commissioners cited Vicari's institutional knowledge of courthouse maintenance as a reason for renewal. The resolution passed unanimously.
Resolution 10 is a budget amendment for the Mental Health and Developmental Services (MHDS) office. Commissioners approved transferring a prior-year MHDS revenue balance of $73,975 into the travel and training expense account to allow the office to close out 2024 and carry project activity into the 2025 budget year, per MHDS reporting rules.
Resolution 11 amended the district attorney's budget to record an unexpected opioid-settlement payment of $109,310 and to earmark the funds to the DA's opioid-settlement expense account. The controller explained the check was received after Jan. 1 and that adding the revenue now was prudent. The board approved the amendment unanimously.
The board also approved three small internal transfers noted as carryovers from 2024: $2,000 from a probation travel line to minor equipment; $6,000 from the district attorney contingency to maintenance and repairs; and $1,461.60 from the district attorney contingency to minor equipment for a replacement computer. Those transfers were approved together on a unanimous roll call.
Each resolution and transfer was adopted by roll call with all three commissioners present voting in the affirmative. No amendments to the measures were proposed during the meeting.
