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Butler County approves year-end transfers, requisitions and contracts; board reviews several engineering and public-safety purchases
Summary
The Board approved routine budget transfers that net to an approximately $1.5 million decrease in appropriations, authorized purchase-order changes and heard requests for contracts including a $1,035,896.32 bridge contract, a $872,676 three-year health services contract and a $29,000 license-plate reader purchase.
At the Dec. 16 meeting the Butler County Commissioners approved a package of year-end financial housekeeping items, authorized several contracts and heard requests for grant applications and equipment purchases.
Finance Director David McCormick summarized budget transfers and appropriations intended to bring departmental accounts into alignment; he said the packet—s net effect on county appropriations was roughly a $1.5 million decrease. McCormick highlighted an intra-agency transfer of $103,000 in the Public Defender—s account and a requisition of $56,659 from the Auditor—s Office to make a hotel-tax distribution.
On purchase orders and contracts: the Board reviewed three change orders and multiple requisitions totaling $284,578.45. The county engineer sought approval to award a $1,035,896.32 contract to Cinesis Construction Company for the Hamilton New London Road and Nichols Road superstructure replacement, with an effective date of Dec. 17. The engineer also presented a change order to Barrett Paving Materials that increased the paving program purchase order by $682,000 to help finish the 2024 paving program; packet language referenced a larger contract total for the program but the final contract total in the minutes was unclear and should be verified in the contract folder.
Job and Family Services and Children—s Services personnel items were on the consent agenda. The Board approved a three-year contract with Central Clinic Outpatient Services for utilization management and treatment services not to exceed $872,676 (Jan. 1, 2025 — Dec. 31, 2027). Information Services requested a Kaizen Technologies module to support Microsoft Teams, and the sheriff sought permission to apply for drug enforcement and recovery grants and to acquire license-plate recognition equipment through Flock Group for up to $29,000 (two-year term).
The Board approved the resolution package and motioned to accept the financial report as read. Several items were handled by consent vote; where packet numbers were unclear or transcribed ambiguously, staff were asked to confirm final contract totals in procurement records.
Next steps: Contracts and change orders approved at the meeting will be executed per usual procurement procedures; staff will confirm and publish final contract totals for the paving program change order referenced in the packet.
