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Auglaize County commissioners authorize administrative leave after executive session
Summary
After a closed session on employee discipline, the Auglaize County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize County Administrator Erica L. Preston to place an employee on administrative leave. Details about the employee were not disclosed in the public minutes.
The Auglaize County Board of Commissioners authorized administrative leave for an employee after meeting in executive session on March 26, 2026.
Commissioner Douglas A. Spencer moved "to enter Executive Session for the purpose of discussing employee discipline," and Commissioner David Bambauer seconded; Administrator Erica L. Preston was invited to attend. The board recorded roll call votes of yes from Commissioners Spencer, Bambauer and President John Bergman. After returning to open session at 8:22 a.m., Commissioner Spencer moved "to authorize County Administrator Preston to move forward with placing an employee on administrative leave," a motion seconded by Commissioner Bambauer; the roll call again recorded unanimous support.
The transcript and minutes do not identify the employee, state the grounds for the action, or specify the expected duration of the administrative leave. Clerk Bobbi Donovan read and the board approved the March 24, 2026 minutes earlier in the meeting; no additional procedural detail about this personnel matter was recorded in the public minutes.
The board confined discussion of the personnel issue to executive session, as stated in the minutes. No disciplinary findings, settlement terms, or personnel reports were published in the March 26 minutes. The county administrator and commissioners did not announce next steps for public reporting during the session recorded in these minutes.
