Morgantown, W.Va. — At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Monongalia County Commission approved a series of routine and administrative items, including consent agenda vouchers, personnel actions, grant contracts and a requisition for the University Town Center Economic Opportunity and Development District subaccount.
Key votes at a glance (motions approved by voice vote with all commissioners present):
- Consent agenda (minutes for Oct. 8, 2025; vouchers across funds): Approved. Vouchers mentioned included general accounting fund totals and multiple fund line items; total voucher amount cited in the meeting included $1,970,004.92 (as presented in the consent summary).
- Personnel: Approval of personnel items including a full-time process server (Spangler) effective Oct. 16, 2025, with cited monthly salary and other hires: Approved.
- Youth Services Center hires: Cassie Lott and Lena Dalton, part-time relief workers at $16.40 per hour: Approved.
- Community Development Block Grant contract with the City of Morgantown for $21,966: Approved.
- Reimbursement requests for multiple grants, including Governor's Highway Safety (Safe Communities $2,058.50), impaired driving $2,208.66, SAKI grant $20,160.13, and VOCA $8,408.05: Approved.
- Requisition No. 107 for the University Town Center Economic Opportunity and Development District subaccount, in the amount of $1,234,007.67: Approved. County staff noted the requisition number and reported that current collections are trending above last year; staff gave collection projections and caveated the figures as estimates.
- Appointments: Reappointment of David Sego to the Claviteau Public Service District (term expiration Oct. 31) and reappointment of Michael Brantmeyer to the North Central West Virginia Community Action Association: Approved.
Each motion was moved and seconded (movers/seconders not specified in the meeting transcript) and passed on unanimous voice vote with the three commissioners who were present. The meeting record does not provide roll-call tallies by name.
Brief context: Several grant and reimbursement approvals were identified by staff as time-sensitive; the commission confirmed one late correspondence item would be handled as correspondence at the next meeting. Staff reported budget revisions that require state approval for several general-fund programs and said fiduciary orders for Oct. 17, 2025, were listed.
The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the approvals.