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Franklin County Commission approves grants, contracts and proclamation; voice votes carry multiple orders
Summary
By voice vote the commission approved several commission orders including a grant subrecipient award, an MOU with New Haven, 911 radio equipment purchase, janitorial bid renewal, a web‑services award, a road‑use authorization and a resolution supporting an opportunity zone; the meeting also included a proclamation recognizing Miriam Wiesman.
Following public comment, the Franklin County Commission moved through its consent and action agenda and approved a series of commission orders by voice vote.
Key votes at the meeting: - Commission Order 2026‑117: Approved execution of an Emergency Management Performance Grant subrecipient award with the state emergency management agency. Motion made, seconded and carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑118: Approved execution of a memorandum of understanding with the city of New Haven. Motion carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑119: Approved an A & W Communications quote to purchase equipment to extend radio coverage for Franklin County 911 services. Motion carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑120: Renewed janitorial supplies bid number 2025‑14. Motion carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑121: Awarded CivicPlus (single‑source) to provide a suite of web services for the IT department. Motion carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑122: Authorized road use for the Rally for Charlie poker run. Motion carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑123: Adopted a resolution supporting the city of Saint Clair in its effort to designate an opportunity zone. Motion carried by voice vote. - Commission Order 2026‑124: Adopted a proclamation recognizing Miriam (proclamation text also uses "Mary Ann" and a variation "Westman") Wiesman, noting a birthdate in 1916 and the milestone of advanced age; the record contains inconsistent name spellings within the proclamation text.
Procedural notes: Most items were moved by the same member, seconded and approved without recorded roll‑call tallies in the transcript; outcomes are recorded as "motion carries" or the equivalent voice vote language. The transcript does not include a roll‑call for individual commissioner votes or a numeric tally for each motion.
Next steps: The commission had no further departmental reports and adjourned following approval of the agenda items.
