The Franklin County Board of Commissioners adopted a large package of routine and programmatic resolutions during its Nov. 25 general session, approving contracts, purchase orders, grant acceptances and administrative authorities across county departments.

Notable actions included: approval of a second contract extension with Whitestone Group Inc. for armed guard services for the Court of Common Pleas (Resolution 86325); authorization of five professional services contracts for the juvenile intervention center (86425); acceptance of a $200,000 subgrant from Franklin County Public Health under the CDC Overdose Data to Action program for the coroner's office (86525); a ditch maintenance petition and subdivision plat approvals for new subdivisions in Prairie and Jackson townships (86625–87025); a $278,710 modification to the Kokosing resurfacing contract tied to emergency road repairs for construction related to a solar project (86825); and a 12‑month extension with AT&T for Centrix communication services (87125).

The board also approved large purchasing authorizations including 99 purchase orders totaling $11,369,904.74 (Resolution 88225) and a separate batch for $310,075.30 (88325). County administration adopted resolutions to authorize certain sponsorship agreements and limited emergency contracting authority (89025, 89325), and the county moved forward on Next Generation 9‑1‑1 preparations with a Michael Baker International contract for address/GIS database services (88625) and agreements to allocate wireless 9‑1‑1 funds to local PSAPs (88525).

Each motion was moved, seconded and adopted by the board during the meeting. The session closed with a vote to convene into executive session to consider personnel matters, pending litigation and security/emergency response protocols (Resolution 89525).