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Washington County commissioners approve tax allocation, major transfers and routine business
Summary
At its Jan. 8 meeting the Board of Washington County Commissioners unanimously adopted a 1% permissive sales tax allocation (30% to fund #1003), approved a $1.25 million transfer among other budget moves, and cleared routine grants, authorizations and an auditor engagement for the 2025 financial compilation.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Jan. 8 to adopt a series of routine fiscal and administrative measures, including a resolution to allocate 30% of the county's 1% permissive sales tax receipts to the Permissive Sales Tax Fund (#1003) and the remainder to the County General Fund (#1000). The resolution sets the monthly 30% allocation amount at $266,666.66.
The board also approved multiple transfers that reallocated operating funds across departments. The largest single transfer moved $1,250,000 from a facility-bond account (1000-41-101-580000) to project account 3119-23-120-423000. Other transfers approved include allocations to the law library ($20,000), behavioral health ($20,000), victim assistance ($8,000), EMA ($44,120), debt service ($27,000), Family & Children First ($30,000), capital projects ($150,000), Soil & Water ($121,800) and smaller transfers among county offices and departments.
Commissioners also approved an additional appropriation of $16,995 for the Municipal Court, six Then & Now certificates, travel reimbursements for Children Services staff, and credit-card authorizations for the County Engineer (two cards) and the Wastewater Department (one card) to support travel, utility payments and improved audit trails.
In financial oversight actions, the board approved an engagement letter with the Auditor of State Local Government Services (LGS) to compile the county's financial statements for the year ending Dec. 31, 2025. The LGS project was estimated at 700 hours billed at $80 per hour with total fees not expected to exceed $56,000; Michelle Wears of the Auditor of State's office is listed as chief project manager for the compilation.
The board approved the 2026 CEBCO Wellness Grant Agreement, which provides $4,000 in administrative funds and $5,310 in program funds for wellness activities available to CEBCO-enrolled employees and spouses; Diane Davis, the county's HR Director, is the county wellness contact for the grant.
The County Engineer received authorization to proceed with 'Force Account' work under Ohio Revised Code 5543.19 for maintenance, repairs and construction of county roads, bridges and culverts in 2026, and the board approved related permit-authority language for utility and driveway installations. All motions voted on in the meeting passed by unanimous roll call.
The meeting adjourned at 9:43 a.m.
