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Commissioners approve multiple revenue and appropriation items, direct handling of body-camera fees
Summary
The board approved several certificates of additional revenue and appropriation transfers, including a $2,000 tech credit reimbursement, $607.70 juror fees, a $63,104.80 opioid-grant appropriation, and directed that sheriff body-camera fee receipts be deposited into the general fund with HR/prosecutor coordination on records policy.
The Hocking County Board of Commissioners approved multiple revenue and appropriation items during its meeting.
The treasurer reported $2,000 received from a tech credit grant for data-management and IT training reimbursements; the commissioners approved the certificate and appropriation. The probate court reported $607.70 in juror fees to be used to pay juror fees; the board approved that appropriation as well.
The board accepted a $63,104.80 opioid-grant payment that will allow a grant invoice to be paid for the Linden Hopkins School District; commissioners noted the award covered 2024 and that additional grant funds for 2025 are expected.
On a request tied to House Bill 315 (signed Jan. 2025) concerning fees for video records, county staff noted the auditor advised that a separate fund is not required. Commissioners voted to accept sheriff-office video-records receipts into the general fund and directed the HR office to work with the prosecutor's office to incorporate the records policy.
A $10,000 professional-services appropriation to pay a Lexical invoice for sheriff training prompted questions about which departmental account should pay the expense; one commissioner asked the auditor to clarify before the board moves forward.
The board also approved small appropriation transfers: $2,000 within the auditor's office, $55,000 from the engineer's road materials into grants to cover a shortfall, and $1,000 within the prosecutor's office to cover contract-services needs.
Commissioners instructed staff to follow up on account responsibility questions and to return clarifications to the board.
