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Ohio County magistrate proposes contractor-bonding, occupational-tax ordinance; court refers draft for revision
Summary
Magistrate Justin Miller presented a draft ordinance to require bonding and occupational-tax compliance from outside contractors on county-funded projects (suggested $10,000 threshold). The court agreed to have Miller and an administrative committee revise the draft and return it for discussion at the next meeting.
Magistrate Justin Miller introduced a proposed ordinance intended to protect Ohio County taxpayers by requiring outside contractors on county-funded projects to demonstrate bonding, insurance and occupational-tax compliance. Miller said the ordinance would apply to county-funded work (he included a suggested $10,000 threshold) and would allow the county to reject bids from contractors who do not meet those requirements.
Justin asked that the administrative code committee review and refine the format of the draft and bring a revised ordinance to the next fiscal-court meeting. Magistrate Michael McKini moved to refer the draft to the committee; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
County counsel present reviewed procedural elements during discussion: the county can require bidders to provide documentation of liability insurance, bonding capacity, past performance and proof the contractor paid the county’s occupational tax for work performed locally. The court discussed, but did not adopt at the meeting, an optional clause that would require contractors from out of state to list employees who worked in-county and the hours/pay used to calculate occupational-tax obligations.
The court did not adopt the ordinance on March 10; magistrates asked Miller to revise the draft for committee review and to present a second version at the next meeting.
