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Tuscarawas County commissioners approve appropriations, appointments and $108,830.99 in bills
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Summary
At their March 25, 2026 meeting, the Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners approved routine business: minutes, then & now expenditures, supplemental appropriations, disposal of obsolete prosecutor law books, two HARCATUS board appointments, release of CHIP funds and payment of bills totaling $108,830.99. The meeting briefly recessed for a TCEDC workforce summit.
The Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners on March 25 approved a series of routine measures, including supplemental appropriations, the release of Community Housing Impact & Preservation (CHIP) funds, two appointments to the HARCATUS Tri-County Community Action Organization board and payment of bills totaling $108,830.99.
Commissioner Mitch Pace moved to approve the March 23, 2026 minutes; Commissioner Kristin Zemis seconded. The motion passed 2–0 with Commissioner Greg Ress recorded as abstaining. Commissioner Pace also moved the then & now expenditures and claims docket, seconded by Commissioner Greg Ress; that and subsequent financial actions were approved unanimously.
The board approved supplemental appropriations totaling $129,288.76, including $9,986.00 for Regional Planning to cover central services allocation and $119,302.76 to the Water & Sewer fund as a cash advance repayment. The board declared 10 law books/handbooks and 13 criminal law handbooks from the Prosecutor’s Office obsolete and authorized disposal in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 307.12(B).
On appointments, the commissioners approved Robert Baker’s appointment to the HARCATUS board for a two-year term beginning June 24, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028. They also appointed Mayor Joel Day to a four-year term on the HARCATUS board (June 24, 2026–June 30, 2030) and designated Jami Bailey as an alternate public sector representative.
The board voted to release CHIP funds for federally funded state projects at the request of Scott Reynolds, director of the Office of Economic & Community Development; the transcript records the request but does not include program recipients or project-level details.
Commissioner Greg Ress moved, and Commissioner Mitch Pace seconded, approval of the bills and invoices presented for payment. The grand total for approved payments was $108,830.99. Notable items on the docket included MAXIMUS US SERVICES INC ($10,173.54), Twin City Water & Sewer District ($13,465.05), Treasurer, State of Ohio ($38,430.00) and Pleasant Valley Ready Mix ($6,574.00).
The board recessed at 10:05 a.m. for an Annual Workforce Summit presented by Chase Buckler of TCEDC and reconvened at 10:20 a.m. The meeting adjourned after the listed business had been completed.