Votes at a glance: Clermont County commissioners approve vendor payments, contracts, engineering grants and board reappointment

Clermont County commissioners voted unanimously on a slate of consent and nonconsent items during their Sept. 17 meeting. The boards roll calls show Commissioners Bachelor, Corcoran and President David L. Painter voting "yes" on each listed motion. Below are the formal actions taken and key details from the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

1) Item 9 — Payment to vendors (Resolution No. 148-25) Motion: Adopt resolution approving payment to vendors in the total amount of $2,531,576.29 and authorize the county auditor to issue warrants pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 319.16. Mover/Second: motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded. Outcome: approved (3-0). Notes: Auditor presented prepaid invoice reports and procurement card transactions (checks dated 09/17/2025). Referenced by authority: Ohio Revised Code 319.16.

2) Item 10 — Residential treatment services contract (Mary Haven Youth Center) Motion: Execute renewal contract for residential treatment services with Mary Haven Youth Center (Warren County) for male juvenile offenders, rate: $400 per day per bed if space is available; term 09/01/2025 through 12/31/2025. Mover/Second: moved and seconded. Outcome: approved (3-0). Notes: Board and court representatives discussed sharply higher market rates for residential placements; the contract was limited through Dec. 31, 2025 to allow 2026 cost review. At the meeting staff said counties face statewide bed shortages and rising daily rates.

3) Item 11 — Change order, Weaver Road water petition project (Queen City Mechanical Inc.) Motion: Approve Change Order No. 1 decreasing the contract by $17,218.50 for an adjusted contract price of $161,649.00 and a noncompensable extension of 119 calendar days; revised contract completion date 06/03/2025. Mover/Second: moved and seconded. Outcome: approved (3-0). Notes: Extension attributed to winter scheduling and sequencing of related work.

4) Item 12 — Professional services agreement (Bethesda Healthcare Inc.) Motion: Execute professional services agreement for trainings on 10/14/2025 and 10/16/2025 in an amount not to exceed $1,800. Outcome: approved (3-0).

5) Item 13 — Environmental review services (Evans, Meschwartz, Hamilton & Tilton Inc.) Motion: Execute professional services agreement for environmental reviews for 16 projects in the FY2024 Community Development Block Grant annual action plan; amount not to exceed $40,000; contingent on purchase order release. Outcome: approved (3-0).

6) Item 14 — OPWC applications (bridge & landslide packages) Motion: Adopt resolution authorizing county engineer Jeremy Evans to certify and submit OPWC applications for program year 40 (fiscal 2027) for multiple bridge replacements and landslide repairs; county to comply with chapter 164 of the Ohio Revised Code. Outcome: approved (3-0).

7) Item 15 — Technical cooperative agreement with Union Township Motion: Authorize cooperative agreement and confirm Clermont County and Union Township local match commitments ($100,000 each; each 10.5% of project cost) for Old State Route 74 widening and Elmont Drive drainage improvements; Union Township to be OPWC applicant. Outcome: approved (3-0).

8) Item 16 — Bid award: Bridal Shelter improvements Motion: Award contract to Cramer and Feldman, Cincinnati, Ohio, for shelter improvements, total amount $69,900; work to commence on notice to proceed and be completed within 180 days. Outcome: approved (3-0). Notes: Project includes replacement appliances (washer, dryer, dishwasher) for shelter.

9) Item 17 — Bid award: County paint projects Motion: Award contract to Lynn Painting, Batavia, Ohio, for lowest and best bid of $140,810; work to commence on notice to proceed and be completed within 180 days. Outcome: approved (3-0).

10) Item 18 — Reappointment to Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board Motion: Reappoint Jara Yvonne Bonner of Milford to a full term on the Clermont County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (term 10/20/2025 through 10/19/2029) pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 340.02. Outcome: approved (3-0). Notes: Staff said Bonner is serving an unexpired first term and is willing to serve a second full term; commissioners noted the county is actively recruiting board members.

Additions approved to the agenda (both approved)

11) Owens Lane landslide (Stone Lick Township) Motion: Authorize agreement and allow county engineer to pursue OPWC funding for estimated project cost $200,000; OPWC grant share 79% ($158,000); Stone Lick Township local share $42,000. Outcome: approved (3-0).

12) Baldwin Road and Benning Road landslides (Union Township) Motion: Authorize agreement and allow county engineer to pursue OPWC funding for estimated project cost $612,000; OPWC grant share 79% ($483,480); Union Township local share $128,520. Outcome: approved (3-0).

Procedure and context All votes recorded on the transcript show the three commissioners voting "yes" in roll calls called by the clerk. Where discussion occurred (notably the residential treatment contract), board members and staff emphasized rising statewide placement costs and limited bed availability; the contract term was deliberately limited through Dec. 31, 2025 so costs can be reassessed.

Provenance: Each item above corresponds to the boards agenda reading and roll-call segments in the Sept. 17 transcript.