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Erie County commissioners cancel multiple May meetings, approve contracts and budget adjustments
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The Erie County Board of Commissioners on April 22 approved cancelling several May meetings, adopted a series of routine resolutions including a contract for a jail radio building addition, multiple supplemental appropriations and interfund transfers, and authorized property and grant actions. Roll calls were All Aye.
The Erie County Board of Commissioners on April 22 voted to cancel a series of May 2026 commission meetings and approved a slate of routine contracts, appropriations and administrative actions.
Commission President Shenigo called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. County business that received roll-call approval included the cancellation of the following meetings: May 4; May 7; May 11; May 14; May 21; May 25 (Memorial Day); May 27; and May 28, 2026. The motion to cancel meetings was moved by Mr. Shoffner and seconded by Mr. Old; the board recorded "Roll Call: All Aye."
The board also adopted several resolutions by the same vote. These included authorization of a Then-and-Now payment to Adkins Fence Co. under O.R.C. Section 5705.41(d)1 (Resolution #26-99); a subgrant agreement with the Greater Ohio Workforce Board to establish workforce development activities effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028 (Resolution #26-100); and a contract with Janotta & Herner for work on the Erie County Jail Radio Building Addition Project (Resolution #26-101). The board approved supplemental appropriations and budget modifications across multiple funds (Resolutions #26-102 and #26-103) and authorized interfund transfers among the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Fund, Children Services Fund, Child Support Enforcement Agency Fund and Public Assistance Fund (Resolution #26-104). The commissioners also declared certain items surplus and authorized their disposal or salvage (Resolution #26-105), and executed payment under a Then-and-Now certification presented by the County Auditor (Resolution #26-106).
Separately, the board approved Pay Estimate No. 14 to American Structurepoint, Inc. for $5,788.60 related to the Mason Road Bridge MI-212 project, and executed a satisfaction of mortgage to Christina Ann Lane in the amount of $38,005 for property at 5229 Devon Drive in Vermilion. The board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Statewide Consortium of County Law Library Resources Board for a $3,774.71 grant to update a meeting room, and signed a letter to Dr. James Kenyon, director of NASA Glenn Research Center, regarding potential land leases at the NASA Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Erie County.
The meeting record shows routine travel and personnel actions were approved, including travel for Clerk of Courts staff and probation staff, the resignation of Alicia Webb (full-time STNA) effective April 29, 2026, and authorization to purchase a 2026 GMC Sierra 2500 HD for Facilities at $56,250. The board received the auditor's monthly financial report for the period ending March 31, 2026, and other regular agency reports.
The meeting record does not show dissenting votes for the listed motions; all roll-call votes are recorded as "All Aye." The board recessed into an executive session later in the agenda to discuss pending litigation (see separate item).