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Dearborn County approves board appointments, PAWS and first-responder contracts; authorizes staff follow-up
Summary
The commissioners approved routine board appointments, a $170,000 annual PAWS animal-control contract and multiple first-responder contracts, approved claims/payroll and minutes, and authorized the EMS director and health department to take specified next steps.
At its Jan. 6 session the Dearborn County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine appointments and contracts and authorized staff to pursue follow-ups.
Appointments: The board confirmed community-corrections members listed in the meeting packet and reappointed Russell Baersdorfer and Stewart Klein to the sewer board. A motion to appoint Joyce Bares to the cemetery board was approved.
Contracts and funding: Commissioners approved the 2026 PAWS animal-control agreement as presented; the contract in the packet was described as $170,000 for the year ("$14,166.67 a month"). The board also approved first-responder contracts: Dillsboro ($20,000), Miller (York) ($20,000), Friendship ($20,000) and New Trenton ($10,000), all by voice vote.
Claims, payroll and minutes: The board approved claims and payroll and authorized approval of minutes from the vicious-dog appeal and the Dec. 6 regular meeting after motions and seconding.
Administrative direction: Commissioners authorized county health-department staff to approach the county board with a proposal to provide drug-screening services (free to county employees, fee-based to outside businesses) and asked for formal follow-up information. Separately, the board authorized EMS director Jason Sullivan to issue a reprimand or take internal action regarding a reported dispatch/response concern.
None of the contract approvals recorded a roll-call count in the transcript; approvals were completed by voice vote and recorded as "Aye," with no individual tallies transcribed. Commissioners asked staff for routine paperwork and to return additional information where noted.
