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Commissioners approve appropriations, appointments, contracts and a grant amendment in Jan. 20 meeting
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Summary
At their Jan. 20 meeting the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes, multiple appropriations (including a $3,198,057.25 appropriation), land bank appointments and proxies, a $65,000 CAO contract (one abstention), ODOT mileage certification (371.687 miles), several roadway and trail resolutions, and a third amendment to a grant agreement pending prosecutor approval.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved a series of motions and votes during its Jan. 20 meeting. Key actions included:
- Approval of the Jan. 12, 2026 meeting minutes (unanimous).
- Approval of appropriations and transfers under $75,000 submitted by County Administrator Dylan Bentley (unanimous).
- Approval of an appropriation in the amount of $3,198,057.25 (motion moved and passed unanimously).
- Appointment of Colton Copley and Mike Finley to the Lawrence County Land Bank Board and approval of proxies: Dylan Bentley for Colton Copley and Corey Watson for Mike Finley (unanimous).
- Approval and signature of the CAO 2026 administrative contract for services in the amount of $65,000 (commission vote: Commissioner Finley—Abstain; Commissioner Holiday—Yes; Commissioner Copley—Yes; outcome: approved with one abstention).
- Approval of the Ohio Department of Transportation annual highway mileage certification for Lawrence County (the county mileage was stated as 371.687 miles; motion passed unanimously).
- Approval of a preliminary resolution of intent to establish an extension of Union Township Road 1010 as a public roadway and to advertise for public viewing and a public hearing (unanimous).
- Designation of the county’s official and alternate voting representatives (motion passed unanimously).
- Approval to include Indian Guyan Boat Ramp, Old Lock 27 fishing access and Sims Creek boat launch on the Ohio River Birding Trail (unanimous).
- Receipt and filing of the local emergency planning committee officer sheet for the term August 2025 through August 2027 (unanimous).
- Approval of the third amendment to a grant agreement (control number DEVD-2021-184169), pending prosecutor approval (motion passed).
At the meeting’s close commissioners moved into an executive session to discuss personnel matters. Where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript, those tallies are reflected above; when votes were recorded as individual roll calls the transcript lists Commissioner Finley, Commissioner Holiday and Commissioner Copley as voting members.
