Clermont County commissioners approve year-end payments, contracts and staffing changes
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Summary
At their Dec. 17 meeting the Clermont County Board of Commissioners approved vendor payments totaling $2,882,339.32, adopted the county cybersecurity program, authorized multiple contracts and change orders (including a $1.657 million juvenile‑detention HVAC contract), approved appropriation adjustments totaling a $5.25 million net reduction and added four late agenda items.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 17 approved a slate of year‑end financial and contract items, including vendor payments and a series of contract awards and change orders.
The board adopted Resolution No. 189‑25 authorizing payment of vendors in the total amount of $2,882,339.32 as shown on the BCC approval invoice report dated Dec. 17, 2025. Commissioners also approved year‑end appropriation adjustments under a revision to Resolution No. 151‑24 that reduced appropriations by a total of $5,253,637.12 and added a single $25,000 increase for the county hotel lodging tax.
On procurement matters, commissioners voted to award the juvenile detention center HVAC replacement contract to Trident Services as the lowest and best bidder at $1,657,600, contingent on issuance of the notice to proceed and release of the required purchase order. The board approved a change order with Barrett Paving Materials adding $115,251.57 (final adjustment of quantities) for contract RSD‑16‑24, increasing that contract to $1,867,646.52. A separate change order for the O'Bannon Trunkstorm relocation with KT Holden Construction LLC decreased that contract by $50,000 to a revised total of $276,680 and included a non‑compensatory time extension of 85 calendar days.
The commissioners approved Resolution No. 193‑25 declaring the necessity to purchase or lease motor vehicles for county use at an estimated price of $2,693,950 from funds appropriated for calendar year 2026. They also approved Resolution No. 194‑25 to authorize a grant contract date extension for a $6,385 Ohio transit grant drawdown on behalf of Clermont Transportation Connection.
Legal and staffing actions included retention of several special‑counsel firms to advise the board on environmental, bond and labor matters for 2026; board approval to employ Isaac Wiles, Burkholder & Miller LLC as outside counsel; and a personnel reorganization within Facilities Management to convert an open HVAC position into a project manager role.
Other formal actions included acknowledging a coroner transportation agreement with Adam Dwyer Funeral Trade at $200 per deceased and approval of a final settlement agreement and release of claims with KBA Incorporated. The board briefly met in executive session under Ohio Revised Code §121.22(G)(3) to consult with counsel about pending or imminent litigation and reported no actions were taken in session.
The meeting concluded with holiday remarks and adjournment. Several items were added to the agenda during the meeting and approved by the board.