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Stark County commissioners approve $230,000 in appropriations, routine contracts and appointments
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At their March 4 meeting the Stark County Board of Commissioners approved $230,000 in new appropriations and a package of routine contracts, journal transfers, travel requests and appointments, including funding for a kennel project and additional work on the Mt. Pleasant Basin Project.
The Stark County Board of Commissioners on March 4 approved a package of appropriations, contract changes, purchases and appointments that county officials said were routine budget and operations measures.
Kris Miller of the county finance office presented appropriations that the board approved, including a $30,000 donation earmarked for a county kennel project and a $200,000 appropriation for additional work on the Mt. Pleasant Basin Project. The board also approved a $20,000 appropriation to record a FY2025 prior-year reimbursement tied to a Recovery Ohio grant administered through the sheriff's office. Commissioner Alan Harold moved to approve the appropriations; Commissioner Bill Smith seconded the motion, and the vote was recorded for Commissioners Richard Regula, Bill Smith and Alan Harold.
The board approved several county-obligation journal entries and intergovernmental transfers, including the county's mandated March share to Job & Family Services ($95,611.75) and a February SCOG share ($52,973.95). Multiple January RPC invoices were approved for payment, covering wage monitoring, subdivision engineering/inspection, storm- and water-related NPDES work, and house-numbering services.
Commissioners approved a change order increasing the Sky Trim contract for Wildfire Pipeline work by $25,056 to a revised total of $216,693; they also authorized advertising for bids for road materials (limestone and gravel, asphalt concrete and bituminous material).
A requisition for one Freightliner tandem-axle cab & chassis from Young Truck Sales Inc. for $147,418 was approved under ODOT specifications and fleet pricing (Contract #04425). The board also approved a $62 purchase for a law-library title and multiple travel requests across county departments for training, meetings and conferences, with amounts and dates presented by finance staff.
On behalf of the sanitary engineer, staff presented two related sewer actions: acceptance of work by Elite Excavating Co. on the P-594 Moreland Allotment sanitary sewer project and authorization to release project retainage; and release of a maintenance bond for a private sanitary sewer extension (No. 2022.05) while assigning maintenance responsibility to the Stark County Metropolitan Sewer District. Regional Planning staff, appearing for Jennifer Odey, asked the board to approve two Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority mortgage-lien satisfactions for property at 11725 Jennings Road NE (parcel 29-00710) in Alliance, for $49,781.00 and $35,514.16, and to accept a performance bond and escrow agreement for Wicker Creek No. 6 in Plain Township; those resolutions passed.
The board approved a Family Court subgrant amendment with Lighthouse Youth Services extending the contract term from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and appointed Benjamin Myers of Navarre as a second Stark County apiary inspector for the 2026 season. The commissioners also indicated they would not request a hearing on a pending liquor-license transfer for El Milagro Mexican Restaurant LLC in Jackson Township.
All listed motions in the meeting minutes were approved by recorded motions, most carried on unanimous recorded votes of Commissioners Regula, Smith and Harold.