Warren County Board of Commissioners approves consent agenda, contract awards and settlement; moves to executive session

The Warren County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda and several add‑on items on a unanimous roll call and then voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel and the purchase or sale of property.

The board certified delinquent water and sewer accounts for the Warren County Water and Sewer Department and accepted recommendations from the county’s Tax Incentive Review Council covering 2025 enterprise zone, tax increment financing and community reinvestment area programs. Commissioners also authorized the president of the board to sign a consulting agreement with JH Consulting on behalf of the Warren County Department of Emergency Services.

The board accepted quotes from CVTS Technology Solutions LLC for county Technology Services. A Technology Services representative explained the purchases include two purchase orders — equipment and software — and an immutable backup service to prevent data overwrite or encryption; one item was described as "about $11,000." The board approved both CVTS items by voice/roll call.

The commissioners also approved a resolution to execute a full and final release and affidavit and authorized the prosecutor’s office to file a dismissal with prejudice in litigation captioned Board of County Commissioners, Warren County, Ohio v. Jacob Tyler Young (Warren County Court of Common Pleas case no. 24C V 097951). Bruce (a staff member) described the matter as "the one car accident where the driver caused damage to a bridge on Kirby Road," and said the insurer agreed to pay policy limits — reported in the meeting as $25,000 plus court costs — though that amount is less than the total damage; Bruce recommended adoption of the resolution, which the board approved.

An additional add‑on authorized the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office to submit a grant application for victim assistance funds. All presented add‑ons and consent items were approved on roll call, with the minutes recording Missus Jones, Mister Grossman and Mister Young each voting "Yes." The meeting record shows no recorded "No" or abstentions for the listed items.

During the public comment portion, Catherine Wills of Lebanon asked whether items scheduled for a March 3 work session (an event center item and the capital budget process) were discussed after an executive session and whether a recording would be made available; the commission replied they had returned from executive session but canceled further discussion that day and would reschedule those agenda items for a future meeting with public notice.

After completing the consent and add‑on business, a commissioner moved that the board enter executive session under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(g)(1) to consider personnel matters and 121.22(g)(2) to consider the purchase or sale of property where premature disclosure could harm the public interest. The motion was seconded and carried on a roll call vote.

The board did not publish additional details of the executive session in the public portion of the meeting; the items the public asked about from the March 3 work session were described as canceled and to be rescheduled.

Next steps: the approved contracts and settlement will proceed as authorized; the prosecutor’s grant application will be filed as directed; and the canceled March 3 agenda items will be scheduled for a future meeting.