Trumbull County commissioners approve advisory contract, EMA consultant and updated stormwater manual

WARREN, Ohio — The Board of Trumbull County Commissioners on Feb. 5, 2026 approved a package of routine contracts, personnel actions and policy updates, including a one-year municipal advisory agreement, consultant services for an Emergency Management Agency relocation and adoption of an updated county stormwater manual intended to reflect new Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requirements.

The board voted unanimously to hire MAS Financial Advisory Services, LLC as a fiscal consultant under a municipal advisory agreement that includes an $8,000 retainer and runs from Feb. 5, 2026, through Feb. 4, 2027. Commissioners also accepted a professional-services proposal from Baker Bednar Snyder and Associates to prepare technical specifications for the Trumbull County Emergency Management Agency relocation and improvements project in Cortland, not to exceed $21,400; President Tony Bernard was authorized to execute the agreement.

The meeting’s most consequential policy action was adoption of a revised Trumbull County drainage, stormwater management and Soil and Water Conservation District stormwater pollution prevention plan/manual. According to the board, the manual was updated to reflect the Ohio EPA’s new water-quality volume requirements and to better define roles between the county engineer’s office and the Trumbull County Soil and Water Conservation District; public hearings on the update were held Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, 2026.

Other votes approved routine procurement and personnel items: advertising…