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Seneca County approves supplemental appropriations and passes a slate of routine resolutions
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Summary
On March 24, 2026, the Seneca County Board of Commissioners approved supplemental appropriations and unanimously passed multiple resolutions, including authorization for the board president to sign an opioid settlement remnant agreement, a CDBG fair-housing contract, an EMS billing services contract, a USDA lease extension and a multi-site bridge contract award to Crawford Construction Company.
The Seneca County Board of Commissioners on March 24 approved a set of supplemental appropriations and a series of routine resolutions covering grants, contracts and asset management.
The board approved supplemental appropriations and budget adjustments that include: $3,000 (general fund supplies, sheriff's office); $100,000 (general fund contract services); a $148,452.72 county sales-tax transfer to cover a departmental sales-tax refund; $425,000 (maintenance and repair fund for engineer equipment/garage); $800 (software licensing for concealed-handgun licensing); and a budget transfer of $30,925 from contingencies to equipment in the county capital projects fund to replace a JFS vehicle that was totaled. A staff member moved the appropriation package and the motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
In a series of single-item votes the board: - Authorized Board President William Frankert to sign Seneca County's participation in a remnant-defendant opioid settlement (defendants listed in the resolution) so the county may receive settlement funds; the resolution passed unanimously. - Approved a retroactive agreement (effective 03/01/2026) with Great Lakes Community Action Partnership for CDBG Fair Housing services; passed unanimously. - Authorized an agreement with Ohio Billing Inc. to provide EMS billing services; the board noted the vendor's Ohio base and potential operational benefits over the prior West Coast provider; approved unanimously. - Approved an amendment to the lease with the U.S. Department of Agriculture extending the term through 03/31/2031 and discussed related security and bid preparations for a new building; approved unanimously. - Authorized disposal and auction of obsolete county equipment (tractors, dump trucks) at an online auction service per the engineer's request; approved unanimously. - Set the viewing for a tile-main vacation (Berlekamp Wagner tile-main v group Number 12-260) for April 20, with the public hearing moved to May 26 at 10 a.m. to comply with Ohio Revised Code notice requirements (ORC 6131.64 and 6131.07); the board revised dates to satisfy the statutory 30'to'90-day requirement. - Authorized termination of the CleanTeam service agreement with a 90-day notice effective 06/22/2026; approved unanimously. - Accepted the engineer's recommendation and awarded the superstructure replacement contract for multiple county and township sites to Crawford Construction Company; approved unanimously.
"We just need somebody to be able to sign for it so that we can get that money," a commissioner said when introducing the opioid settlement signature resolution, explaining the administrative need to accept settlement funds. Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved on roll call with the three commissioners voting in favor.
Next steps: staff will finalize contract documents and implement procurement or administrative steps as required; public hearings and viewing dates will be posted per ORC requirements.
