Seneca County commissioners approve budget transfers, lease with health district and agreement with Ohio attorney general
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Summary
The board approved supplemental appropriations (including $25,000 for inmate psychotropic medication), a $160,000 transfer to Soil and Water, a $10,000 floodplain contribution, a lease with the Seneca County General Health District for space at 92 East Perry St., Tiffin, and an agreement with the Ohio Attorney General for delinquent-debt collection for the clerk of courts.
The Seneca County Board of Commissioners approved several budget adjustments and agreements during the meeting, including supplemental appropriations, fund transfers to conservation and floodplain accounts, a lease with the Seneca County General Health District, and an agreement with the Ohio Attorney General to assist the clerk of courts with delinquent-debt collection.
County staff presented a supplemental appropriation package that included a $25,000 grant-funded line in the general fund to pay for inmates' psychotropic medications through mental-health and recovery services administered via the sheriff's office; staff also moved two recorder fund payroll corrections totaling $3,554 ($334 for Medicare and $3,220 for OPERS). The board voted to accept the supplemental appropriations by roll call.
Separately, the board approved a $160,000 annual county contribution to the Soil and Water fund and a $10,000 county contribution intended for flood-plain work; both resolutions were described as routine and included in the budget. The board approved those resolutions by roll call.
The board also authorized a lease agreement with the Seneca County General Health District for space at 92 East Perry Street in Tiffin, Ohio, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2028, with an option to extend for three additional years. The lease was said to include the health district's newly configured space for the landfill office.
Finally, the commissioners approved an agreement allowing the Seneca County Clerk of Courts to use the Ohio Attorney General's delinquent-debt collection services; staff explained this would allow unpaid court fines to be sent to collections and permit the Attorney General's office to intercept tax refunds to recover debts. This agreement was presented as a tool to improve collections for delinquent cases.
All of the listed motions and resolutions were moved and approved by roll call during the meeting. The public-comment period produced no substantive remarks, and the board adjourned.
