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Tuscarawas County commissioners approve $100,000 MOU, supplemental appropriations and $168,920.78 in bills
Summary
At their Feb. 25 meeting the Tuscarawas County commissioners approved a $100,000 MOU with Job & Family Services (noted as opioid funds), multiple supplemental appropriations including $17,000 for an emergency water line, authorized EMA travel to Canton, and approved payment of $168,920.78 in county bills.
The Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 25 approved several routine but consequential fiscal and operational items, including a $100,000 Memorandum of Understanding with Tuscarawas County Job & Family Services, supplemental appropriations across multiple departments and payment of county bills totaling $168,920.78.
The MOU with Job & Family Services was approved as to form by Kristine Beard, Assistant County Prosecutor, and carried by unanimous vote (recorded as Resolution 146-2025). Commissioner Kristin Zemis said the funds are opioid funds and "will be put to good use at JFS."
The board approved supplemental appropriations (Resolution 144-2026) covering several line items: $5,000 for a local match on an ODA land use planning grant (Commissioners), $500 for payments to the state for election fees (OEIC), $9,130 to reimburse Regional Planning for a lot split, and $17,000 for an emergency water line at Wilkshire Hills (W & S). The motion was moved by Commissioner Mitch Pace and seconded by Commissioner Greg Ress and passed unanimously.
An out-of-county travel request from Jennifer James, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director, to attend a Stark County-hosted seminar, "Preparedness Through Collaboration," in Canton on March 4, 2026, was approved. Attendees listed were Jennifer James and Kami Stanley; county vehicle use (60 miles) and meal allowances ($35 per person) were authorized. The travel request was recorded as Resolution 145-2026.
The board approved payment of county bills totaling $168,920.78 across multiple funds and vendors (Resolution 148-2026). The register included utility payments (American Electric Power, Enbridge Gas Ohio), professional services and contracts, and several vendor invoices; the grand total printed in the journal was $168,920.78.
Earlier in the session the board approved minutes for Feb. 18 and Feb. 23 (Resolutions 142-2026 and 143-2026). Several items on the agenda were procedural; no additional substantive policy votes or continuations were scheduled at the close of the meeting.
