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Portage County commissioners approve bridge contract, grants and multiple fund transfers
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Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Portage County Board of Commissioners approved several motions including a bridge contract award, grant acceptances, interfund transfers, a federal-court settlement and an EMPG reimbursement authorization; roll-call votes were recorded for each motion.
The Portage County Board of Commissioners on April 16 approved a package of routine motions that included contract awards, grant acceptances, interfund transfers and a federal-court settlement.
A motion to award the Ravennet Road bridge-replacement contract to Matt Winters Excavating LLC passed after commissioners asked staff to check the contractor's prior work history. The board also approved a proposal from Miller, Dobson & Associates to provide professional services to the county engineer and authorized an extension of contract time and increased cost for project FR-124-0902024 (a sanitary-sewer maintenance program).
On legal and grant matters the board authorized execution of a settlement in U.S. District Court (case no. 5-25-CV-01947) and accepted the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) for FY25. The board also approved directing the auditor to process 04/16/2026 bills, ACH payments, wires and journal vouchers contingent on verification by the auditor and Budget and Financial Management.
Financial housekeeping included approval of several interfund transfers (including moves from child-welfare special-levy funds and WIA funds into public-assistance funds), processing April budget amendments and acknowledging an updated RLF balance sheet. The board authorized the County Engineer to participate in ODOT's annual road-salt bid for the 2026–2027 winter season.
Each motion was seconded and approved on roll call; the clerk's roll call recorded yes votes from “Jill,” “Sabrina” and “Mike” on the recorded motions.
Next steps: contracted vendors and grant recipients will be notified and required documentation will be filed with the auditor and relevant county offices.
