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Commissioners approve routine contracts, appropriations and permits; school resource officer contracts, workforce plan, and annexation hearing set
Summary
At its regular meeting the Trumbull County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine agenda items, including school resource officer agreements for the 2025–26 academic year, a regional workforce plan, workforce board appointments, multiple permits and right-of-way actions, and a schedule for an annexation hearing. Nearly all motions were
The Trumbull County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine agenda items during a regular meeting, taking unanimous roll-call votes on motions to accept minutes, approve bills, authorize appropriations transfers, sign contracts, and accept proposals.
Key approvals included agreements for School Resource Officers (SROs) for the 2025–26 academic year (07/01/2025–06/30/2026). For one set of districts the board recorded that each local board of education agreed to pay the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Department $79,657.12 plus a 5% administrative fee of $3,982.86 (total $83,639.98) to fund one deputy assigned to the district for the term; a second set of district agreements listed $79,657.12 per district and noted prosecutor’s office approval.
The board approved an agreement with Newton Township for expanded police security — a partial-year contract totaling $20,600 for 20 hours per week of dedicated service, effective 07/01/2025–12/31/2025. The board also approved Amendment No. 1 to the county’s agreement with Inmate Calling Solutions LLC (IC Solutions) for telephone and kiosk services in the county jail; the amendment was reviewed by the prosecutor’s office.
Other item approvals included:
- Acceptance of Panalone Paving Inc.’s proposal to repair and restripe parking lots at Trumbull County Family Court (220 Main Street, Warren) for $7,760 (cost split $3,880 Family Court / $3,880 commissioners).
- Authorization for Commissioner Rick Hernandez to sign the East Ohio Workforce Development Region four-year regional plan required by the state (a collaboration among Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull, Stark and Tuscarawas counties).
- Appointments and reappointments to the Trumbull County Workforce Development Board (names listed in the meeting record).
- Adoption of a resolution journalizing an amended annexation map for Wethersfield Township (Guillermo Properties Inc.; approximately 122.6332 acres as detailed in exhibits A1–A3) and setting a board hearing for 09/24/2025 at 12:00 p.m.
- Concurrence with the county engineer to close Hartford 5 Points Road (County Highway 187) on 09/20/2025 from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. for the Hartford Apple Festival parade.
- Granting special hauling permits for Jara Transportation Services Inc. (steel coils) and right-of-way permits for Enbridge Gas Ohio.
- Receipt and filing of the Veterans Service Commission monthly report for July 2025 and adoption of a revised fee schedule to administer the Trumbull County Special Purpose Floodplain Damage Reduction Regulations (original regulations adopted 05/05/2010).
- Personnel actions on transfers, rescinded transfers (Noah Gilger returned to previous position per union contract), and promotions with effective dates recorded in the meeting minutes.
- Approval of the county’s capital improvement program (program year 2027 pre-applications) and submission to the District 6 Public Works Integrating Committee by 09/11/2025; projects listed for program year 2026 included Crane Drive and Caleb Road sanitary sewer improvements and a 2026 road improvements project.
Nearly every motion recorded roll-call “yes” votes from Commissioners Malloy, Bernard and Hernandez. When the board recessed for executive session later in the meeting, the public portion concluded with scheduling and community announcements. The meeting record shows no defeated motions on the ordinary-agenda items covered.
