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Votes at a glance: Tuscarawas County Commissioners, March 11, 2026
Summary
On March 11 the board approved routine items including minutes, animal-services reports, two sets of bill payments and a proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month; all recorded votes were unanimous.
The Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners completed a series of routine and substantive votes at its March 11, 2026 meeting. Below are each resolution approved or acted on during the session, with outcomes recorded in the meeting journal.
- RESOLUTION 180-2026 — Approve minutes (March 9, 2026): Approved unanimously (Kristin Zemis, yes; Greg Ress, yes; Mitch Pace, yes).
- RESOLUTION 181-2026 — Dog & Kennel Report (February 2026): Approved unanimously as submitted by Elizabeth Lewis, Facility & Adoption Specialist.
- RESOLUTION 182-2026 — Letter of Intent to Purchase Commercial Real Estate (Mushrush LLC): Board accepted a non-binding LOI for three properties in New Philadelphia at an aggregate listed purchase price of $3,200,000; accepted unanimously. The LOI lists appraisals, seller warranties, and conditions including environmental and utility inspections and a due-diligence period.
- RESOLUTION 183-2026 — Engagement Letter and Standard Terms of Engagement (Black McCuskey Souers & Arbaugh, L.P.A.): Approved unanimously to provide labor-relations legal services following the retirement notice of an attorney at the prior firm.
- RESOLUTION 184-2026 — Obsolete property, Prosecutor’s Office (books): Declared 36 out-of-date law books obsolete pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 307.12(B); approved unanimously.
- RESOLUTION 185-2026 — Pay Bills (3-9-26): Approved payment of itemized bills and vendor payments as listed in the journal; unanimous.
- RESOLUTION 186-2026 — Pay Bills (3-11-26): Approved payment of itemized bills with a grand total recorded as $238,781.50; unanimous.
- RESOLUTION 187-2026 — Proclamation: Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April 2026): Proclamation read in the presence of COMPASS representatives and approved unanimously.
All recorded motions were carried by votes recorded in the meeting journal as yes for Commissioners Kristin Zemis, Greg Ress and Mitch Pace. Where the journal lists procedural or contractual details (for example, LOI terms or contract clauses), the items were accepted subject to the conditions specified in the documents recorded in the meeting minutes.
