The Board of Control approved a package of requisitions on Monday that will commit roughly $238,877 to software, inspections, repairs and equipment upgrades and authorized the online sale of four surplus pickup trucks through GovDeals.

The board voted to purchase PowerDMS software for $8,358 from the general fund for field training officer (FTO) and scheduling functions for 2025 and to pay SafeBuilt Ohio $65,000 from the general fund to catch up on building-inspection billing. It approved $20,709 from the O'Reilly Public TIF Improvement Fund to Victor Stanley, Inc., to buy three benches with backs and 10 trash receptacles for East 200th Street.

Other approvals included $9,000 to MJ Tree Service from the street maintenance and construction fund to remove three trees to clear a partially blocked creek; $5,100 to Romac Mechanical from the equipment replacement fund for annual service on hot-water boilers at the Lakeshore and Lakeland plants (Romac was identified as the lowest responsive bidder); and $42,981 from the equipment replacement fund for a retrofit kit and HMI-screen replacements on EQ fill pumps at the Lakeshore plant.

The board also approved $2,212.04 to UAG Mentor AC Acquisition LLC from the general fund to cover additional repair costs to Unit 71 after a motor-vehicle accident, $36,538 to Statewide Emergency Products from the general fund for parts to upfit frontline police interceptors, and $48,979 to Signal Service Company from the Street Maintenance and Construction Fund to repair the intersection at Lakeshore and East 230th Street after an earlier crash.

In a single motion the board authorized the sale of four surplus Ford pickup trucks via GovDeals. Each truck carried a starting bid of $250 and a 10-day auction period; staff described the vehicles as heavily rusted or in need of major mechanical repair, with limited parts availability because of age.

All motions reported in the meeting — including approval of the Oct. 20 minutes, the listed requisitions and the GovDeals sales authorization — were approved without recorded opposition. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

Votes at a glance: Approval of Oct. 20 minutes (approved); PowerDMS, $8,358 (approved); SafeBuilt Ohio, $65,000 (approved); Victor Stanley, $20,709 (approved); MJ Tree Service, $9,000 (approved); Romac Mechanical, $5,100 (approved); Blackbird retrofit/HMI, $42,981 (approved); UAG Mentor AC Acquisition LLC, $2,212.04 (approved); Statewide Emergency Products, $36,538 (approved); Signal Service Company, $48,979 (approved); GovDeals surplus vehicle sales (approved).