Monroe County commissioners approve consent agenda items, allocate opioid-settlement funds and split on Pride-flag request

Monroe County commissioners on May 7 approved a broad consent agenda of contracts, budget adjustments, grants and vendor additions, ratified multiple opioid‑settlement expenditures and issued a proclamation designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The board also considered, then rejected, a request to hang Pride flags on the administration building's parking-deck garage door.

Routine approvals included: execution of a professional services agreement for Carbon Monroe Pike (CMP) case management services for $69,590 (term 04/01/2025–12/31/2025), ratification of change orders and construction contracts (including a $21,750 change order to South Shore Construction LLC raising that contract total to $663,890), approval of multiple vendor additions to county vendor lists, and the ratification of network agreements and technology service contracts (including Thomson Reuters patron self‑help portal for $1,412.60 per month and Odin Technologies maintenance at $24,000 per year). The board ratified computer and capital purchase reports dated May 7, 2025, including $49,950 for…