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Commissioners approve routine contracts, join opioid settlement and appoint HAZMAT chief
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Summary
The Mahoning County Board voted to approve travel and contract items, extend a jail food services contract, participate in an opioid settlement, and appoint Fred Beeler as HAZMAT chief at its April 23 meeting.
Mahoning County commissioners on Thursday approved a series of routine agenda items including travel and training authorizations, multiple contracts, participation in an opioid settlement and a personnel appointment.
The board approved an engineering services agreement with American Structure Point for traffic studies in the amount of $25,000 (non‑general funds) and a 2026 guardrail maintenance contract with Lake Erie Construction for $79,568 (non‑general funds). Job and Family Services presented a subgrant agreement for a home services program in the amount of $513,000 (non‑general funds) and the board approved travel and training for Family and Children First Council staff.
The commissioners also approved a resolution to participate in a combined subdivision participation/release as part of an opioid settlement involving multiple distributors and pharmacies listed by staff (J.M. Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale, Drug Company, Morris and Dixon, North Carolina Mutual, United Natural Foods). OMB staff said the action would authorize execution of the county’s participation paperwork.
On personnel, Human Resources presented a resolution appointing Fred Beeler to the position of chief of HAZMAT; staff and partner agencies described Beeler’s background as a battalion chief with the Youngstown Fire Department. The board approved the appointment by roll call. Human Resources also presented other routine personnel resolutions and an agreement extending the Trinity Services Group jail food services contract through April 30 of next year; the extension was approved as non‑federal funds.
Other routine approvals included a facilities change order for courthouse backflow installation for $724.89 and a moral obligation payment referenced at $691 to a vendor (BNOY) under a grant contract; these items were included among the resolutions the board approved.
Motions on these items were made and passed by roll call during the meeting; no contested or divided roll calls were recorded in the transcript provided.
