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Huron County commissioners approve claims, contracts and personnel actions in unanimous votes
Summary
The Huron County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a slate of routine and contract actions Feb. 24, including certifying claims, accepting a resignation, advertising a maintenance-worker opening, hiring architects for a courthouse renovation (Phase 1, $70,000) and approving a government-relations contract with monthly fees of $4,000 and $5,000 later in the year.
The Huron County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 24 and approved a series of routine and contractual actions affecting county operations and upcoming projects.
Among the formal actions, the board adopted Resolution 26-058 to certify Claims Schedule payment batches #419395 to the Huron County Auditor. The board also accepted the resignation of Tim Smith effective Feb. 25, 2026 (Resolution 26-059) and authorized advertising for a full‑time Maintenance Worker II in Buildings & Grounds with a starting wage range of $24.00–$28.00 per hour in accordance with the AFSCME Local 710 collective‑bargaining agreement (Resolution 26-060).
The board approved a contract with Garmann Miller & Associates, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering services for the Huron County Courthouse Renovation Project, Phase 1 (Preliminary Design) at a lump sum cost of $70,000; Phase 2 fees will be set after Phase 1 is completed (Resolution 26-061). The commissioners also approved an independent contractor agreement with Northway Advisors, LLC for government‑relations services; the contract runs Feb. 1–Dec. 31, 2026 (then month‑to‑month) and specifies $4,000 per month for services through July and $5,000 per month from August through December (Resolution 26-062).
The board directed disposal of obsolete equipment from the Clerk and Juvenile Court under Ohio Rev. Code §307.12(I) (Resolution 26-063), approved travel for Kye Stevens and Art Mead to a March 20 Emergency Management Association of Ohio meeting at the National Weather Service in Cleveland, and posted a public notice under ORC §145.381 that Director of Operations Peter Welch intends to retire April 30, 2026 and be reemployed May 1, 2026, with a public meeting scheduled April 7, 2026.
All motions described above were moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes and passed by unanimous vote of the three commissioners present: Harry Brady, Tom Dunlap and James R. Morgan.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting minutes): - Resolution 26-058 (Claims Schedule): adopted, roll call Aye – Harry Brady; Aye – Tom Dunlap; Aye – James R. Morgan. - Resolution 26-059 (Resignation acceptance): adopted, unanimous. - Resolution 26-060 (Maintenance Worker II posting): adopted, unanimous. - Resolution 26-061 (Garmann Miller agreement, Phase 1 $70,000): adopted, unanimous. - Resolution 26-062 (Northway Advisors government relations agreement): adopted, unanimous. - Resolution 26-063 (Dispose obsolete property): adopted, unanimous. - Resolution 26-064 (Authorize application for Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Land Use Planning Grant): adopted, unanimous.
The meeting record indicates standard procedural language stating that each resolution was adopted in meetings open to the public and in compliance with Ohio public‑meeting statutes; supporting documents such as the Garmann Miller agreement and the Northway Advisors contract are noted as "on file." The board concluded the session at 10:18 a.m.
