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Votes at a glance: Clermont County commissioners approve contracts, grants and program extensions on May 14
Summary
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners approved a series of contracts, grant actions and program extensions during its May 14 meeting; recorded roll-call votes for the listed items were affirmative for the two commissioners present.
The Board of Clermont County Commissioners on May 14 approved a series of resolutions, contract awards, extensions and administrative items. The meeting’s recorded roll-call votes for the items listed below show the two commissioners present voted “yes.” Claire Corcoran was noted as absent.
Key outcomes (by agenda item number):
- Item 12 — Resolution 051-25: Approved payment of vendor invoices totaling $4,529,821.27 and authorized the county auditor to issue warrants pursuant to ORC 319.16. Outcome: approved (Commissioners Bachelor and Painter recorded “yes”).
- Item 13 — Contract award: Executed public-services contract with Harsing Associates LLC (Lexington, Ohio) for preparation of Clermont County’s five-year Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan required by HUD, amount $46,720. Outcome: approved.
- Item 14 — Grant contract (ODOT): Authorized county administrator to execute ODOT urban transit contract TUTP4067GRF251 for SFY2025 in the amount of $197,995 to be used as match for operating assistance. Outcome: approved.
- Item 15 — Transportation safety plan: Adopted a revised Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (updates from 2024) to address a finding from the triennial audit and to preserve grant eligibility. Outcome: approved.
- Item 16 — Juvenile detention HVAC: Authorized advertisement for bids for juvenile detention HVAC replacement, set mandatory pre-bid meeting for May 29, 2025, and set bid opening for June 26, 2025. Outcome: approved.
- Item 17 — Construction progress payment: Approved progress payment No. 36 and release of retainage (approximately $13,000 plus any applicable interest) to Marks Paulling Construction for juvenile court expansion renovation; contractor-side work considered complete with warranty period remaining. Outcome: approved.
- Item 18 — Kennel foster agreement: Authorized implementation of a new foster agreement for the Clermont County dog kennel; program will limit individual fosters to three months in most cases and centralize staff contacts. Outcome: approved.
- Item 19 — Contract extension (waste hauling): Executed a one-year extension with SOS LLC (Southern Ohio Sanitation) for sludge and raw wastewater hauling services through 08/24/2026. Outcome: approved.
- Item 20 — Change order (Hopper Hill Rd): Authorized change order No. 1 with Rackham Balore Excavating Co. for Hopper Hill Road water-main replacement, representing a decrease of $72,907.33 and a revised contract total of $2,683,962.67; added a noncompensable 28-calendar-day time extension and marked as final change order. Outcome: approved.
- Item 21 — Contract award (MGS plant): Awarded contract to Structural Systems Repair Group LLC to replace the roof at the MGS water treatment plant, total not to exceed $220,510. Outcome: approved.
- Item 22 — Contract award (Legendary Veil sanitary sewer): Awarded contract to Unger Construction (West Union, Ohio) for the Legendary Veil sanitary sewer collection system project in Pierce Township, amount not to exceed $2,082,499. Outcome: approved.
- Item 23 — Professional services (construction administration): Executed a professional-services contract with Ohio Valley Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering Service) for construction administration of the Legendary Veil project, amount not to exceed $119,000. Outcome: approved.
- Item 24 — Contract extension (CASC operation): Executed the second of four one-year renewal options with Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services to operate the Community Alternative Sentencing Center (CASC), amount not to exceed $803,341 for 06/03/2025–06/02/2026. Outcome: approved.
- Item 25 — Lease extension (CASC): Executed the second one-year renewal of the CASC lease with Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services at a rental sum of $1 for 06/03/2025–06/02/2026. Outcome: approved.
Additions approved at the meeting:
- Amendment to the public defender office addition contract (Kramer and Feldman, Inc.): Amendment No. 1 increased the contract by $17,800 to address shingles/roof work and other matching items for a revised contract total of $335,125. Outcome: approved.
- Temporary reduction in county-imposed dog adoption fees: Resolution temporarily lowered dog adoption fees for dogs adopted between 05/14/2025 and 06/30/2025 to reduce kennel population; outcome: approved.
- Executive-session authorization and post-session action: Commissioners entered executive session under ORC 121.22(G)(3). After returning, the board added and approved a resolution authorizing County Administrator Thomas J. Ibel to sign discovery responses and other lawsuit documents in Mark Lovell v. Clermont County Board of County Commissioners, U.S. District Court case No. 1:23-cv-00114. Outcome: approved.
All agenda readings and roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting minutes were captured on May 14; where the transcript shows only roll call answers the public record lists the two commissioners present as voting yes.
