Clermont County commissioners approve payments, leases, contracts, AFSCME pact and road vacation; votes at a glance

The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on April 25 approved a range of consent and non-consent items, including vendor payments, an environmental review for a housing development, a collective bargaining agreement for Job and Family Services, several lease addenda, construction and engineering contracts, partial release of retainage on a wastewater project, appropriation adjustments, and a public-right-of-way vacation. Roll-call votes recorded a unanimous "Yes" from Commissioner David L. Painter, Commissioner Bachelor and Commissioner Corcoran on each listed item.

Key outcomes and motions approved (minutes and roll-call as read at meeting):

- Resolution to approve payments to vendors in the total amount of $5,393,174.83 and authorize warrants pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 319.16 (Item 11). Outcome: approved (roll call: Bachelor Yes; Corcoran Yes; Painter Yes).

- Item 12: The board noted that Clermont County will act as the non-recipient responsible entity for the environmental certification under 24 CFR part 58 for the Light Street Development project (Clermont Metropolitan Housing Authority). The project was described as a project-based voucher program with a grant recipient listed as Clermont Metropolitan Housing Authority at $275,000 or more; the environmental-review determination…