Votes at a glance: Monongalia County Commission actions Oct. 29, 2025

The Monongalia County Commission took the following formal actions during its Oct. 29, 2025 meeting (voice votes recorded in open session):

• Consent agenda: Approved as presented (vouchers, minutes corrections, exonerations and other routine items).

• Fiduciary claim (Ivan B. Browning Jr.): Approved fiduciary commissioner recommendation to deny the creditor claim.

• Personnel: Approved hires presented, including Jackson Straley as a court security officer and Kaelin Salmon as a youth services care coordinator.

• 2024 delinquent tax suspension list: Approved the suspension list for certification (2,352 tickets) and amended the wording to refer to a "suspension" list; staff to proceed with certification and accept payments through Oct. 31.

• Employee health insurance: Approved establishing a clearing account and approved prefunding the account to cover initial premium draws (staff read prefunding figures during the meeting; portions of the spoken totals were unclear in the transcript).

• Real property purchase: Approved purchase agreement for parcels formerly known as the Salvation Army property (purchase price $815,000; $200,000 due at closing; remainder payable over four years, interest-free) and authorized the commission president to sign closing documents.

• Adjournment: Meeting adjourned following reports and announcements.

Motions in the public transcript were moved and seconded in open session; votes were recorded by voice and the transcript contains no roll‑call tallies with individual member votes beyond the voice approvals.