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Board approves omnibus resolutions covering contracts, licensing and a fairgrounds rental
Summary
The Wood County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a package of routine resolutions April 28, 2026, including an HVAC maintenance contract ($15,400), MFA licensing ($101,242), courtroom cable management ($940) and a fairgrounds rental for a Job and Family Services event. An omnibus motion carried 3-0.
At its April 28 regular session, the Wood County Board of County Commissioners approved an omnibus motion to adopt the resolutions listed on the meeting agenda, covering routine administrative contracts, appropriations and agreements.
Commissioner Theodore H. Bowlus moved to approve the resolutions and Commissioner Craig LaHote seconded; the motion carried unanimously with Commissioners Bowlus, LaHote and Doris I. Herringshaw voting yes. The roll-call approval covered the full list of resolutions (No. 26-00511 through 26-00527) shown in the meeting record.
Key items approved included: an agreement with J L Mechanical for HVAC maintenance across several county facilities at a cost of $15,400 (Resolution 26-00516); a supplemental appropriation for various funds including NWCCC and Veterans Services (26-00520); authorization for Sound Solutions to provide cable-management work in Common Pleas Courtroom No. 1 for $940 (26-00522); purchase of annual MFA licensing and services for $101,242 (26-00523); and a rental agreement with the Wood County Agricultural Society to provide space at the fairgrounds for a Job and Family Services rapid-response unemployment assistance event (26-00525). Other approved items included amendments to IT/security service agreements and administrative personnel and travel authorizations.
Personnel items noted in the minutes: a proposed position change for Building Inspection Inspector Riley Hackbarth to a "Duo Inspector" role, and a two-day suspension for Wood Haven Environmental Services Aide Steven Edwards; specific procedural outcomes for those personnel items were recorded on the resolution listing. A travel request for Job and Family Services staff to visit Hammond, Indiana, was also recorded (employee names not specified in the minutes).
The board also went into executive session at 9:58 a.m. to consider the purchase of property for public purposes and returned at 10:35 a.m. No public comments were recorded during the open forum. The meeting adjourned at 10:36 a.m.
