The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 25 approved a series of routine contracts, change orders and purchases in a meeting that also featured longer discussions on utility service territory and a bridge repair.

Key approvals included:

- Accounts payable docket: motion approved by roll call.

- Senator Dalton annual service agreement for 2026 financial services: approved; staff described the vendor as providing in-depth financial analysis for county operations.

- Settlement and release agreement with Roger Lysenko (doing business as White House Cleaning and Restoration) for cleanup work at Woodland Garage following a fire: approved on legal recommendation.

- INDOT change order No. 2 for McKinley Highway reconstruction: approved; staff reported a time extension and a price decrease of $15,226.06 due to utility adjustments.

- Reith Riley construction change order No. 5 for the Cleveland/Beach roundabout: approved as a time extension with no cost change.

- Highway department equipment purchase: approved purchases for a roller (chip seal), a sign truck, three truck decks and a wood chipper totaling $295,184.02, to be procured via the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program.

- Lochmueller Group amendment No. 2 (Southwest broadband extension and State Road 4 design): approved a no-dollar amendment that reallocates existing contract line items so remaining ARPA funds can be spent and final design completed.

- Simplifile consumer edition implementation (Recorder): County Recorder Candace Brown said the addendum allows e‑filing of certain document types at no additional cost if processed before year-end; the board approved the addendum.

- Laredo agreement for HNTB: approved.

- Fee agreement with Developmental Neuropsychological Services PC for court-ordered neuropsychological and psychological evaluations for juveniles at the Juvenile Justice Center: requested by Stacy Pointer (chief probation officer) and approved; funding from Fund1112 contractual services.

Where recorded, votes were taken by roll call and motions carried. Many items were handled quickly as routine business; staff noted next procedural steps and, where applicable, public hearings and further council action will follow for development-area matters.