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Delaware County moves to clear title so Health Department remodel can proceed
Summary
Commissioners said a 2024 property transfer affecting the Health Department was not properly accepted and a quitclaim deed has been prepared to correct the record; once filed, the Health Department may contract with Crossland Construction to move forward with a remodel.
The Board of County Commissioners of Delaware County voted Nov. 4 to address an apparent title error tied to the county Health Department and take steps to clear the way for a planned remodel.
Chairman Commissioner David Poindexter said the deed conveying the Health Department property to the board was accepted in 2024 without the board’s knowledge and therefore is void because transfers to municipal or county government must be accepted in open meeting under state law. To correct the record, "a quit claim deed has been prepared for the commissioners to sign," Poindexter said. He added that when the quitclaim is filed, the Health Department can make its own contract with Crossland Construction.
The board approved taking up the Health Department remodel matter (motion by Commissioner David Beck; seconded by Commissioner Poindexter). The motion carried with Commissioners Poindexter and Beck voting yes and Commissioner Jake Callihan recorded as absent. The board did not detail a signing timeline in the public minutes.
Pam Ireland, identified on the agenda as A.D.A., was listed as the item contact; the minutes record the discussion but do not include a direct statement from Ireland in the transcript. The action taken was procedural and intended to "clean up the record" so the Health Department may proceed with procurement.
The board’s entry on this matter does not include contract terms, estimated remodel costs, or a firm schedule for when Crossland Construction would begin work; those details were not specified in the public minutes.
The board moved on to other agenda items after approving the procedural action. The matter will likely require filing the quitclaim deed in county land records before the Health Department formally executes a construction contract.
