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Clark County commissioners approve multiple contracts, purchases and supplemental appropriations
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting the Clark County Board of Commissioners approved several contracts and purchases — including Sheriff’s Office Toughbooks and firewall work, right-of-way services for Spangler Road, vehicle purchases for veterans, disposal of obsolete IT equipment, and supplemental appropriations totaling over $2.7 million across funds.
The Clark County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 4 and approved a series of contracts, purchases and budget actions affecting public safety, engineering, veterans services and county operations.
Among the items the board authorized were: a contract with Volkert, Inc. not to exceed $161,260 for right-of-way acquisition services on the Spangler Road safety improvements; a $70,900 purchase of 25 Toughbook computers for the Sheriff’s Office; a $14,455.70 contract with Motorola Solutions to install dual firewalls for the ESiNet connection; and a $1,000-per-year dispatching agreement with the Village of Catawba (Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2028).
Commissioners also approved two vehicle purchases for the Veterans Service Commission — a 2025 StarTrans Senator II for $117,900 and a 2025 Chrysler Voyager LX for $68,900 — procured through cooperative purchasing (TESCO) to support veteran transportation to medical appointments. The board authorized disposal of obsolete Information Systems equipment in accordance with §307.12(I) of the Ohio Revised Code.
On finance matters, the board approved Amended Certificate #2 and supplemental appropriations that moved funds into several accounts including $764,000 to Commission operating expenses and $1,261,510.55 to Permanent Improvement capital outlay. The meeting record lists multiple then-and-now warrant approvals covering year-end invoice cleanups across departments; County Administrator Jennifer Hutchinson explained that closing of blanket purchase orders at year-end often requires these adjustments.
Sheriff Chris Clark described the Toughbook purchase as maintenance of cruiser-mounted mobile data terminals, saying, "These computers are used in the cruisers and the mobile data terminals. They are designed to connect back to the servers to communicate with the CAD system. These computers generally last four to five years." Commissioners approved each contract and appropriation by unanimous recorded votes.
The meeting also included public comments urging more evening recognition and easier access to meeting materials on the county website; Media Specialist Madison Smith said the public safety building survey has been added to the homepage and remains open through March 6. The board adjourned after approving the agenda, resolutions and motions recorded in the meeting minutes.
