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Tuscarawas County approves State pet‑fund grant for dog pound and several routine measures
Summary
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a State of Ohio Pet Fund grant for the county dog pound spay/neuter program and passed routine items including approval of minutes, payment of bills, and a hire‑date amendment for James C. Shively.
The Tuscarawas County Board of Commissioners on April 29 approved a request for a State of Ohio Pet Fund grant to support the county dog pound’s spay/neuter program and completed routine administrative business.
Commissioner Greg Ress moved and Commissioner Mitch Pace seconded the grant request approval; Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kristine Beard approved the grant formality as to form. The board recorded unanimous votes from Commissioners Kristin Zemis, Greg Ress and Mitch Pace.
The meeting record also shows the board approving the minutes from the April 27 meeting (Resolution 314‑2026), approving payment of listed bills (Resolution 317‑2026), and amending Resolution 287‑2026 to revise the hire date of James C. Shively to May 2, 2026 (Resolution 315‑2026). Each of those measures was moved and seconded (motions recorded as moved by Commissioner Greg Ress and seconded by Commissioner Mitch Pace) and each passed unanimously on the record.
Votes at a glance • Resolution 314‑2026 — Approve minutes (Moved: Greg Ress; Second: Mitch Pace) — Vote: Zemis, Ress, Pace — Approved. • Resolution 315‑2026 — Amend Resolution 287‑2026 to revise hire date of James C. Shively to May 2, 2026 (Moved: Greg Ress; Second: Mitch Pace) — Vote: Zemis, Ress, Pace — Approved. • Resolution 317‑2026 — Pay bills (Moved: Greg Ress; Second: Mitch Pace) — Vote: Zemis, Ress, Pace — Approved. • Resolution 318‑2026 — State of Ohio Pet Fund grant request for dog pound spay/neuter program (Moved: Greg Ress; Second: Mitch Pace) — Vote: Zemis, Ress, Pace — Approved (approved as to form by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kristine Beard).
The transcript contains no detailed budget figures, grant amount, or implementation timeline for the pet‑fund grant; those details are not specified in the meeting record and would appear in grant documents or later agenda materials.
