Lucas County commissioners approve contracts, committee convening and personnel appointments
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At their Feb. 10 meeting, the Lucas County Board approved multiple contracts and routine administrative items, set the 911 review committee meeting for Feb. 26, and confirmed two personnel appointments in executive session.
The Lucas County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 10 approved a bundle of routine administrative measures, including contracts, committee appointments and personnel actions.
Administrator Ford presented multiple agenda items. The board reappointed Sean McNulty to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for a term beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31, 2028. The board approved a pay adjustment for Michael Horace, the Lucas County apiary inspector, not to exceed $4,500 at a $25-per-hour rate plus federal mileage reimbursement.
The board also agreed to convene the county's annual 911 program review committee, naming Commissioner Pete Gerken and municipal representatives and setting the meeting for Feb. 26, 2026, at 2 p.m., citing state code language as presented by staff.
In procurement and public-works business, the board awarded a contract to Henry W. Bergman Inc. for resurfacing work on the Wabash Cannonball Trail North Fork in the amount of $1,032,457.50 and awarded Smith Pategan Excavating $410,524.55 for the Sylvania Township Safe Routes to School FY2026 project; staff described both as the lowest of three bidders. The board also approved an engineering materials price agreement covering multiple suppliers for 2026 county needs and authorized economic development partnership agreements totaling $383,500.
Information Services asked the board to reject and re-scope proposals for a security information and event management solution after 11 responses and expired pricing; staff said the department will seek grants before reissuing a request. The sanitary engineer recommended rejecting a lone bid for the Forest Lakes Pump Station project because it exceeded the engineer's estimate by more than 20 percent and intends to re-advertise to pursue OPWC funds.
The board approved a $20,000 agreement with GT Environmental for waste audits and plan administration support and authorized an agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company to provide financial advisory services to the board. Facilities staff requested an appropriation increase related to change order number 1 with Midwest Contracting for the Facilities Operations building at 200 Indian Avenue; the board approved the correction.
During executive session called for personnel matters, the board approved the appointments of Shaniqua Martin as an eligibility specialist 2 at Job and Family Services at $20.09 per hour and Rachel Gonzales as an eligibility specialist 1 at $18.32 per hour, both subject to the collective bargaining agreement's probationary period.
Minutes show motions for these items were moved and the clerk conducted roll-call votes approving the presented items; routine roll calls in the transcript recorded affirmative votes for the motions presented.