Hamilton County commissioners approve contracts, grants and capital projects totaling multimillions

Hamilton County commissioners adopted a series of by-leave resolutions and a consent agenda at their Feb. 5 meeting, approving vendor contracts, grant agreements and capital project funding that together involve multiple millions of dollars.

Administrator Jeff Aludo summarized the by-leave items and the consent docket. Notable approvals included a $335,917 agreement with New Look Cleaning for janitorial services at the county’s new Central Campus (term January 2026–January 2028 with extensions), a capital project establishment of $70,000 for a drug-disposal unit at the coroner’s lab (funded from the sheriff’s special revenue fund), and what the administration described as the first phase of a facility condition assessment for Great American Ballpark using TruScan digital scanning at $464,000.

The consent agenda included a range of human-services contracts administered through Job and Family Services (JFS): multiple family-placement and youth-service provider agreements whose itemized amounts were presented to the board (items cited collectively in the meeting summary reached into the tens of millions). Aludo also listed purchase orders totaling $13.2 million and an ITB award to ProSource for printing equipment ($330,300). The board approved the consent agenda by roll call/voice: the recorded responses were affirmative from the three commissioners present.

Commissioners asked questions before voting. Commissioner Denise Driehaus thanked administration for awarding the contract in a way that accounted for incumbent janitorial workers; Vice President Alicia Reiss and others asked for clearer contract language in future RFPs regarding administrative fees and non-profit administrative costs.

All by-leave items and the consent agenda were approved in open session. The motions were moved and seconded during the meeting and recorded as approved by the commissioners present.