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Clermont County commissioners approve $4.5 million in payments and a slate of contracts and grants; executive session held
Summary
At its June 11 meeting, the Clermont County Board of Commissioners approved vendor payments, multiple contracts and grant agreements, authorized bid advertising and handled administrative appointments. The board met in executive session with no decisions announced.
BATAVIA, Ohio — The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on June 11 approved payment of $4,516,600.60 to vendors, a set of professional contracts, state grant agreements and other administrative items, and later met in executive session and reported no actions taken.
The board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 063-25 authorizing payment to vendors totaling $4,516,600.60 and directing the county auditor to issue warrants in compliance with Section 319.16 of the Ohio Revised Code. Commissioners David L. Painter (board president), Bonnie Bachelor (vice president) and Claire Corcoran voted yes on the roll call.
Also approved were: a professional services contract for case-management project management for the county courts and clerks with David J. Wuderman not to exceed $80,000 (contingent on a purchase order); Ohio Department of Youth Services grant agreements for Reclaim Ohio and youth services (combined amounts cited in the meeting as $886,374.79 and $283,623); and an amendment resolving to purchase or lease motor vehicles for county use at a revised estimated price of $3,531,493 pursuant to Section 307.41 and related sections of the Ohio Revised Code.
The board approved Amendment No. 2 to a Workforce Development Board subgrant (Area 12) to extend the subgrant an additional year through 06/30/2026 and increase the award from $838,236 to $1,256,772 (an increase of $418,536). The board authorized advertising for bids to repair and rebuild a mechanical bar screen at the Lower East Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant with an estimate of $197,768 and accepted final contract closeout and payment application for Greenbrier Lift Station Improvements (Smith and Brown Contractors) with final progress payment $3,334.70 and release of retainage $53,589.80.
The commissioners also adopted a resolution donating specified county stream-monitoring equipment to the Clermont County Soil and Water Conservation District under Section 307.12(d) of the Ohio Revised Code, reappointed Loretta Rokey to the Clermont County Port Authority board for another four-year term, and approved a training/travel reimbursement request for Commissioner Bachelor for up to $1,322.
The board then voted to go into executive session under Ohio Revised Code sections 121.22(G)(1) and 121.22(G)(3) to consider public-employee personnel matters and to consult legal counsel about pending or imminent litigation; after returning the board said no decisions were made and no actions taken.
Most motions were moved and seconded from the dais and passed on unanimous roll-call votes recorded in the transcript.
Votes at a glance (actions taken during the meeting): - Resolution 063-25: approve vendor payments totaling $4,516,600.60 — outcome: approved (Commissioners Painter, Bachelor, Corcoran: yes). - Contract (case management project manager): David J. Wuderman, not to exceed $80,000 — outcome: approved (yes votes as above). - Ohio Department of Youth Services grant agreements (Reclaim Ohio $886,374.79; youth services $283,623) — outcome: approved. - Resolution to amend vehicle purchase/lease estimate to $3,531,493 (per ORC) — outcome: approved. - Workforce Development Board subgrant Amendment No. 2: total not to exceed $1,256,772 (increase $418,536) — outcome: approved. - Advertise bids: repair/rebuild mechanical bar screen, estimate $197,768 — outcome: approved. - Contract acceptance and final payment: Smith and Brown Contractors; final payment $3,334.70; release retainage $53,589.80 — outcome: approved. - Donation of stream-monitoring equipment to Soil and Water Conservation District — outcome: approved. - Reappointment: Loretta Rokey to Clermont County Port Authority — outcome: approved. - Training/travel reimbursement: Commissioner Bachelor, up to $1,322 — outcome: approved.
Why it matters: The package of payments, grants and contracts funds ongoing county operations — from court technology and juvenile services to wastewater plant maintenance and workforce programs — and represents near-term budget and service commitments. The executive session signaled personnel and legal matters were discussed privately; the board reported no action afterward.
Background: The meeting followed the board’s consent and nonconsent agenda procedures, and each listed item was read into the record before motion, second and roll-call votes.
