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Huron County commissioners approve contracts, appointments and bids; authorize two major expenditures
Summary
The Huron County Board of Commissioners on April 28 approved multiple resolutions including a $233,150 chip-and-seal contract, a $97,401 pavement-markings award, appointments to regional boards and two expenditures over $5,000. All motions passed on 2-0 roll calls with one commissioner absent.
The Huron County Board of Commissioners on April 28 approved a series of contracts, appointments and budget actions during its regular meeting, voting 2-0 on each motion with Commissioner Harry Brady recorded absent.
Most immediately, the board approved a contract with Melway Paving Co., Inc. of Holmesville, Ohio, for $233,150.00 for the county's 2026 Chip and Seal Phase 2 project for the County Engineer (Resolution 26-130). The resolution followed an earlier bid award and was moved by Commissioner James R. Morgan and seconded by Commissioner Tom Dunlap.
The board also awarded the 2026 Pavement Markings project to Oglesby Construction, Inc., Norwalk, Ohio, for $97,401.00 (Resolution 26-131). The County Engineer's Office will coordinate matters related to that award.
In other actions, the commissioners confirmed appointments to regional boards: Sandra Mesenburg and Austin Shade were named to the North Central Behavioral Health Board with terms effective July 1, 2026 (Resolution 26-129), and Ben Haraway was appointed to the Community Action Commission of Erie, Huron & Richland Counties Inc. Board of Trustees effective April 28, 2026 (Resolution 26-133).
The board approved an Independent Contractor Agreement with Great Lakes Community Action Partnership to administer the county's CDBG Allocation Grant Program (Resolution 26-127) and approved a $1,029.47 appropriation adjustment within the Mental Health and Addiction Services Fund (Resolution 26-128).
Two requests for expenditures over $5,000 were also approved: $65,200.00 to Adams Quality Heating & Cooling for HVAC replacement at the downtown office building (Permanent Improvement Fund #310) and $15,785.00 to TekRx for CAD server support and license renewals (EMA 911 Fund #185) (Resolution 26-132).
Procedural votes throughout the meeting followed the same roll-call pattern: Tom Dunlap and James R. Morgan voting aye and Harry Brady absent. The board opened public comment at 9:05 a.m. for the CDBG item and, after calling for testimony multiple times, received none.
The meeting concluded after a short Investment Board session and commissioner reports; the board adjourned at 9:46 a.m.
