Morrow County commissioners approve routine bills, CDBG compliance documents and several contracts

The Morrow County Board of County Commissioners on June 5 approved routine minutes and bills, authorized federally required paperwork for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, voted to award a landslide repair contract and approved multiple vendor contracts and a pay request.

The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance before the board took up business. Commissioners approved the minutes of the June 3 regular session and authorized payment of bills numbered 1 through 81 by unanimous roll call.

The board approved several intra-fund transfers to cover expected expenses, including transfers from accounts used for dog and cattle services to buy dog tags, and two transfers from recycling funds (identified as 2006 and 2007) to cover an increased annual membership for Keep Ohio Beautiful (the transcript notes a $9 increase). Each transferral was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

On federal grant compliance, the board authorized the chairman to sign a residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan tied to the CDBG allocation program and also approved an environmental review certification for general administration, fair housing and planning related to CDBG activities. ‘‘HUD requires us to have various plans and policies in place for us to use their CDBG allocation funds,’’ said Speaker 3, describing the actions as routine compliance items and a ‘‘checklist’’ necessary for certain housing projects. Both motions were approved by unanimous roll call.

The commissioners approved awards and contracts for local projects. The board voted to award the 2024 landslide repair contract for MRW-CR225 at Alarm Creek and approved a contract with 20 20 Enterprises, Inc., described in the record as related to tipping/shipments. The board also approved Simpson Construction Services’ application and authorized the chairman to sign documents for a Sumoko Waste Water Treatment Plant outfall improvement project. Each motion passed by unanimous roll call.

The board approved pay request No. 12 for project MRW-CR231.12 and authorized the chairman to sign. During discussion Speaker 3 told commissioners staff had reprocessed invoices and that the county should expect ‘‘another large bill here soon’’; the speaker added that contract terms ‘‘do not pay interest’’ and explained steps taken to get invoices on the scheduled payment cycle.

After a brief recess, the board returned to session, heard a short staff recognition where Speaker 3 said a county staffer had assisted another county’s commissioners with policy questions, and then adjourned. All formal votes taken and recorded in the transcript were unanimous "Yes" votes in the roll calls reported during the meeting.

Votes at a glance: approval of minutes (unanimous); payment of bills 1–81 (unanimous); multiple fund transfers for dog tags and recycling memberships (unanimous); authorization for chairman to sign residential anti-displacement plan and environmental review certification (unanimous); award of MRW-CR225 landslide repair (unanimous); approval of contract with 20 20 Enterprises, Inc. (unanimous); authorization for Simpson Construction Sumoko wastewater improvements (unanimous); approval of pay request No. 12 for MRW-CR231.12 (unanimous).

The board did not record any contested votes, nor did the transcript capture formal motions to table or postpone any items. The meeting concluded following the recorded roll call for adjournment.