Stark County commissioners approve multimillion-dollar sewage agreements, road resurfacing contract and series of budget moves
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Summary
At their April 1 meeting, the Stark County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved budget transfers and a set of contracts and resolutions, including sewage disposal agreements totaling $7.5 million and a $1.01 million hot-mix asphalt resurfacing contract.
The Stark County Board of Commissioners on April 1 approved a package of budget transfers, contracts and resolutions that included two sewage disposal agreements totaling $7.5 million and a $1,007,859.27 hot-mix asphalt resurfacing contract.
Kris Miller (Finance) presented the budget items and requisitions. Commissioners voted unanimously (3-0) to approve the budget transfers moving funds for equipment and sheriff accounts, intergovernmental and prior-year journal entries, and non-encumbered expenses. Commissioner Alan Harold moved the main motions; Commissioner Bill Smith seconded; Commissioner Richard Regula joined the unanimous votes.
Among the contracts and requisitions approved were: a 2026 GMC Sierra extended cab pickup for the Engineer Bridge Department supervisor for $51,458; Northstar Asphalt Inc. for the H3-25 Hot Mix Asphalt Resurfacing Project for $1,007,859.27 (the minutes note a total contract previously approved of $2,528,647.72); Job & Family Services contracts including Goodwill Industries for parenting skills training for $80,000; and two Sanitary Engineer sewage disposal agreements — Massillon City for $2,500,000 and Canton City Utilities for $5,000,000.
The board also approved small non-encumbered charges, travel and training reimbursements, and two drainlayer licenses recommended by the Sanitary Engineer. A resolution was passed to update a grant number associated with Fund 310 for a USDOJ OVW grant, and the board acknowledged the filing of a City of Canton annexation (2050 & 2232 Central Ave SE-2025) as an Expedited Type 2 Annexation.
All recorded motions on these items were made by Commissioner Harold, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and passed with votes recorded for Commissioners Regula, Smith and Harold. The meeting record shows no recorded dissenting votes or abstentions on the listed items.
The board recessed into an executive session to discuss an economic development request and reconvened before adjourning at 2:50 p.m.