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Miami County commissioners elect Westfall president, adopt tax allocation and approve contracts
Summary
At a Jan. 5, 2026 reorganization meeting the Board of Miami County Commissioners elected Wade H. Westfall president, approved a one-cent sales tax allocation formula, authorized engineering and contractor agreements totaling up to $590,000 across vendors, and entered an executive session on personnel with no action taken.
Wade H. Westfall was elected president of the Board of Miami County Commissioners at a reorganization meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, with Gregory A. Simmons elected vice president for one-year terms. The board immediately adopted its 2026 meeting schedule and a range of administrative resolutions.
The board voted on multiple organizational items and operational authorizations. Gregory A. Simmons moved and Ted S. Mercer seconded the motion electing Wade H. Westfall as president; the roll call vote was Ted S. Mercer, Yea; Gregory A. Simmons, Yea; Wade H. Westfall, Abstain. Later, Ted S. Mercer moved and Wade H. Westfall seconded the motion electing Gregory A. Simmons as vice president; the roll call vote was Gregory A. Simmons, Abstain; Wade H. Westfall, Yea; Ted S. Mercer, Yea.
The commissioners adopted a distribution formula for the county's one-cent sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026 that allocates 75% to the General Fund (001), 14% to Central Communications (109), 1% to Super Fund Cleanup (126) and 10% to Capital Improvement (309). The…
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