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Knox County commissioners approve routine payments and contracts, including $180,000 property-tax subscription
Summary
At the Sept. 25 meeting, commissioners approved multiple routine payments and contracts — including a $180,000 master service agreement for the auditor's property-tax subscription, a $6,418.60 Zoom renewal, and a $20,000 subrecipient agreement for a local furniture bank — and authorized several small transfers.
Knox County commissioners approved a slate of routine payments, permits and contracts during their Sept. 25 meeting.
Among the actions the board approved was a master service agreement with High SSG Inc. for the county auditor's property-taxation subscription, priced at $180,000 and payable from the REA fund. County staff presented the contract and commissioners approved it by motion.
Other approved items included a Zoom Communications master subscription renewal for $6,418.60 to support live county meetings and other county uses; a subrecipient agreement of $20,000 between the Knox County Department of Jobs and Family Services and the Hope Now Furniture Bank of Knox County; and payment draws for water projects (Marksburg Water $7,400 and Martinsburg Water $5,800). The board also approved utility permits for Lincoln Road Electric (Snagley Road, Brown Township) and Ohio Cumberland Gas (Monroe Mills Road, Howard and Monroe townships).
Staff explained a series of additional transfers and authorizations not to exceed amounts listed in the agenda (examples cited during discussion: $2,314; $771; $19,213; $6,404; $3,600; $30,750). All routine items were moved, seconded and approved with aye votes recorded by commissioners present.
What’s next: these contracts and transfers proceed under existing administration and budget authorities; staff will implement contract start-up and grant subrecipient agreements as usual.
